Hulkeasexo it is the rare 'crazy' movie that actually has something to say.

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Hadrina The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Married Baby Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

JLRMovieReviews A boy becomes aware of the opposite sex at an early age in this well-made but little known foreign film. It all begins when Antoine, a young boy of 10 to 12, gets his hair cut by a female hairdresser who is amply proportioned, and he is enjoying the attention he's getting very much and the eyeful of cleavage he sees of her. He fantasizes about marrying such a hairdresser, when he is older. Flash forward to present - he does marry a hairdresser, and his dreams become reality. That's pretty much the premise and practically the whole movie and plot, but it's so full of charm and wit with the lead actor's gift of getting and keeping your attention that you're impressed with everything. A highlight of the film is how he gets an out-of-control boy to sit still for his haircut. If you've never heard of "The Hairdresser's Husband," then you'll be pleasantly surprised. And, it's not only for guys, but for all who like foreign films and the magic that they can instill in the mystery of life.

exoterica-1 I would rate this as one of the top ten movies I have ever seen. It is a perfect little movie: a visual poem. Surprising, bittersweet. Heartbreaking and mysterious, Rocquefort's performance is masterful and secures his place as one of cinemas most expressive actors. The lead actress is lovely and perfectly cast; she does not hit a false note in her performance. The emotional pallet runs from hysterically funny to wistful to heart-rending. One of the great love stories that rewards multiple viewings. It never does what you expect it to. But when it turns you realize the choice was right on target. I rank it up there with My Life as a Dog and Cinema Paridiso. It is the type of movie that makes me fall in love with cinema all over again.

George Parker "The Hairdresser's Husband" shows a boy enraptured by his buxom female barber and then again as a middle-aged man who proposes to a beautiful barber during his first visit to her salon. The film goes on from there bathing itself in the couple's mutual gratification and the man's peculiar predilection for Eastern dancing while wandering ambiguously and playing out thematically with precious little story to be found. All in all, the film seems to be a testament to one man's obsession though it could well have been a boy's fantasy or the man's boyish imaginings. Not clear of purpose, this flick is simply beautiful and fun hedonism with narrow appeal from the less-is-more school of film making. Only for those into fatalistic French films and other artsy stuff. (B)

dbdumonteil SPOILERS. Patrice Leconte can keep a cool head. After only one year from his last film (the cold and dark "Monsieur Hire"), he made a film that is another type but it's as successful as the previous one. A little boy called Antoine discovers sensuality thanks to his hairdresser, mrs Schaeffer. He decides that when he is a grown-up, he wants to marry a hairdresser. His dream becomes a reality when he's meeting a hairdresser called Mathilde. Then, they are thrilled......This is this happiness that the movie wants especially to show and its effects on the main characters and the making: the time and the daily life are abolished, the sceneries remain neutral. Concerning the main characters, they love themselves, feel like staying eternally in their "immobile ship" and as Metallica said in one of their songs: "nothing else matters".Leconte also attaches importance on the hairdresser's customers: they are colourful, a bit odd and due to this they make the hairdressing salon unusual. The end is a little unexpected. You could expect to see Antoine depressed and miserable but not all! Maybe he is lost in his happiness. All in all, a sensitive and delicate film very well performed.Note: this movie won the Louis Delluc price in 1990 equal with "le petit criminel" by Jacques Doillon.