The Hairdresser's Husband 1990  R, 82 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Patrice Leconte
Cast: Jean Rochefort, Anna Galiena, Henry Hocking, Anne-Marie Pisani, Roland Bertin, Philippe Clevenot, Maurice Chevit, Albert Delpy, Jacques Mathou, Claude Aufaure, Pierre Meyrand, Ticky Holgado, Michele Laroque, Yveline Ailhaud, Julien Bukowski
This French film tells the story of how a young boy, Antoine (Henry Hocking) has a sensual experience at age 12 while having his hair shampooed by hairdresser Mathilde (Anna Galiena). His dreams come to fruition years later when Antoine (Jean Rochefort) marries Mathilde, and all goes well for a while–until doubts set in.
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The Man on the Train 2002 R, 90 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Patrice Leconte
Cast: Jean Rochefort, Johnny Hallyday, Jean-Francois Stevenin, Isabelle Petit-Jacques, Charlie Nelson, Pascal Parmentier, Edith Scob, Maurice Chevit, Riton Liebman, Elsa Duclot
Two very different strangers–retired teacher Manesquier (Jean Rochefort) and aging gangster Milan (Johnny Hallyday)–meet in a small, French town. Manesquier invites Milan (who has just arrived on the train) to his home for the weekend. They become close, each admiring facets of the other's life but knowing that they have destinies to meet and that they will soon part.
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Voyages 1999 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Emmanuel Finkiel
Cast: Shulamit Adar, Liliane Rovere, Esther Gorintin, Nathan Cogan, Moscu Alcalay, Maurice Chevit, Michael Shillo, Abraham Leber, Alain Zylbering, Patrick Lizana
Three separate, but interconnected, stories reveal the torments of aging Holocaust survivors who search for their relatives in this very complex tale.
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 Women 1997  N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Luis Galvao Teles
Cast: Miou-Miou, Carmen Maura, Marthe Keller, Marisa Berenson, Geusch Patti, Joaquim de Almeida, Morgan Perez, Didier Flamand, Robert Guilmard, Maurice Chevit
Five middle-aged friends–Eva (Miou-Miou), Linda (Carmen Maura), Barbara (Marthe Keller), Chloe (Marisa Berenson), and Branca (Guesch Patti)–agree to be videotaped for a segment of Linda's TV show on which they will discuss their lives and loves through sarcasm, tears, and laughter.
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| 1. The Hairdresser's Husband (1990)
2. The Man on the Train (2002)
3. Voyages (1999)
4. Women (1997)
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