Product Details

• Actors: Jean Rochefort, Anna Galiena, Anne-Marie Pisani, Roland Bertin, Maurice Chevit
• Directors: Patrice Leconte
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
• Language: French
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Severin Films
• DVD Release Date: April 28, 2009
• Run Time: 82 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001BP14OY
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #53,169 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Roger Ebert

"Sexier Than A Dozen BASIC INSTINCTs... One Of The Year's Ten Best Films!"

Product Description

Nominated For 7 César Awards Including: Best Film, Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Screenplay

In this acclaimed masterpiece from Oscar(r) nominated writer/director Patrice Leconte (RIDICULE, THE PERFUME OF YVONNE), legendary French actor Jean Rochefort (MAN ON THE TRAIN) stars as an older man whose childhood sexual obsession with a local hairdresser leads him one day to the shop of beautiful young Mathilde (Anna Galiena). What follows is a romance of ultimate sensual devotion, where love will walk the line between physical pleasure and eternal desire. Anne-Marie Pisani (DELICATESSEN) co-stars in this uncommon erotic classic that DVD Savant hails as "one of the most remarkable and affecting love stories ever told!"

EXTRAS:
"Leconte on Leconte Part 1" - Featurette with Director Patrice Leconte
"The Hairdresser's Recollections" - Featurette with Star Anna Galiena

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a treasure..., October 15, 2008

By	Andrei Pricope (Park Ridge, IL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Subtle but with intense under-currents, heart-breaking yet uplifting... Superlative minimalistic acting and story-telling. Must-see, must-own...

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bittersweet, sad and nostalgic. C'est magnifique!, May 2, 2009

By	Reine des Coeurs "reine_des_coeurs" (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

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Finally, this excellent LeConte movie comes out on DVD. Jean Rochefort as Antoine manages to infuse a child's innocence into a man's gaze just as the lovely Anna Galiena mixes a natural sensuality with an unmistakable naivete. Is it a linear story? Well, yes and no. It centers around the character of Antoine who as a child, falls in love with his local coiffeuse. His dream is to marry one and as an adult he meets the lovely and lonely Matilde. To tell more would ruin the tale and it really is a wonderfully layered and brilliant story.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful, quirky, heartbreaking classic, May 1, 2009

By	S. B. Leveridge "moving pictures fan" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

THE HAIRDRESSER'S HUSBAND is perhaps Patrice Leconte's masterpiece -- it's certainly my favorite of his movies. It explores, with heart, charm, and insight, the mysterious recesses of love and desire.

I heartily recommend it.