The Patrice Leconte Collection DVD

THE HAIRDRESSER'S HUSBAND
Antoine's greatest pleasure was having his hair cut and a dream comes true when he marries shy hairdresser Mathilde and embarks on a reclusive life of intense passion. One of the classics of modern French cinema.

RIDICULE
A poor nobleman has a plan to rid his homeland of its disease infested swamp but needs the backing of the king. A lavish, BAFTA-winning costume drama which was also nominated an Oscar and the Palme D'Or.

MONSIEUR HIRE
A girl is murdered and police are led to the reclusive Monsieur Hire. Living a mundane existence his greatest pleasure is to watch Alice in the opposite apartment. An enigmatic tale of love and obsession played with haunting subtlety.

LE PARFUM D'YVONNE
Victor Chmara looks back at an idyllic summer in the late 50's which he spent with the beautiful aspiring actress Yvonne and her mysterious friend Dr Meinthe. An intoxicating masterpiece of delicate eroticism.

TANGO
On discovering his wife has a lover, amateur aviator Vincent takes drastic action by murdering them both. To his surprise he is found not guilty, aided by the sympathetic judge who takes his side and fixes the trial. A darkly comic road movie

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