Surprising film about a female barber and her husband. The film is in the form of a fairytale and brings a tribute to the happiness of a monotonous existence. The monotony consists of reading gossip magazines and solving crosswords and is only interupted by the arrival of a customer, mostly of the extravagant kind.
Compare this with "The man who wasn't there" (2001, Joel & Ethan Coen). This film is also about the boring existence of a barber. This barber however does not cherish his monotony, but wants to break free (with disastrous consequences).
Patrice Leconte is a director whose fame is mostly restricted to France. He has a predilection for strange story's and besides being a film director he also makes comic books. Both professions come together in the animation movie "Le magasin des suicides" (2012).
Compare this with "The man who wasn't there" (2001, Joel & Ethan Coen). This film is also about the boring existence of a barber. This barber however does not cherish his monotony, but wants to break free (with disastrous consequences).
Patrice Leconte is a director whose fame is mostly restricted to France. He has a predilection for strange story's and besides being a film director he also makes comic books. Both professions come together in the animation movie "Le magasin des suicides" (2012).