United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), English ( Subtitles ), ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (2.35:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Anamorphic Widescreen, Box Set, Documentary, Interactive Menu, Making Of, Multi-DVD Set, Scene Access, Short Film, SYNOPSIS: The Hairdresser's Husband (1990): At the age of 12, Antoine's life is dominated by twin passions, dancing to Arabic music and getting his hair cut by the voluptuous, middle-aged local hairdresser, who inadvertently provides him with his first experience of the opposite sex.
Antoine reaches middle age with his passion undiminished: upon meeting shy hairdresser Mathilde, he is so taken by her that he proposes marriage. She accepts and he moves into her salon where they pursue their romance with an intensity that blinds them to the mundane realities of the outside world.
Le Parfum D'Yvonne (1994): A man remembers an idyllic summer in 1958, spent on the shores of Lake Geneva in avoiding participation in the Algerian conflict, during which he encountered the beguiling Yvonne and her friend Dr. Meinthe. On their first encounter he was drawn to her and they seemed destined to be together, however the sun filled days of social gatherings and passionate assignations would be all too fleeting.
Monsieur Hire (1989): Adapted from the George Simenon novel 'Les Fiancailles De M. Hire' it tells the story of old Monsieur Hire who lives a lonely existence in an apartment block. He spies on a woman called Alice who also lives there and he knows everything about her, until one evening he sees something he shouldn't and his life changes for eve...Patrice Leconte Collection - 5-DVD Set ( The Hairdresser's Husband / Le Parfum d'Yvonne / Monsieur Hire / Ridicule / Tango ) ( Le Mari de la coiffeuse / The Scent of Yvonne / M. Hi
