The Hairdresser’s Husband (1990)

The film begins with a flashback from the titular character, Antoine. We are introduced to his fixation with female hairdressers which began at a young age. The film uses flashbacks throughout and there are frequent parallels drawn with the past. We are unsure what Antoine has done with his life, however, we know he has fulfilled his childhood ambition, to marry a hairdresser.

• falling in love
• hairdresser
• little boy
• man woman relationship
• suicide
• told in flashback