Review of The Hairdresser's Husband (1990) by Ricardo M — 02 Mar 2010
Patrice Leconte's masterpiece; a wonderful blend of nostalgia, eroticism, comedy, psychology, and romance, with the superb actor Jean Rochefort as an aging romantic obsessed with marrying a hairdresser, and does, the lovely Anna Galiena.
Michael Nyman's original score fills the gorgeous, romantic images of Leconte's (especially during the sea-side flashback sequences to Rochefort's childhood) with a heart-filling lushness, countered periodically with Rochefort's silly, funny use of Eastern dance music to entertain his wife and customers.
Psycho-sexual obsession is a key theme in Leconte's films, but this is undeniably romantic, despite both time periods being fringed with unexpected tragedy, and a mesmerizing study of sensuality.
This review of The Hairdresser's Husband (1990) was written by Ricardo M on 02 Mar 2010.
The Hairdresser's Husband has generally received very positive reviews.
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