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The Moustache

Play trailer Poster for The Moustache 2005,  1h 26m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Stream Now Watchlist 86% 43 Reviews Tomatometer 66% 2,500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
86% Tomatometer 43 Reviews 66% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
Marc Thiriez (Vincent Lindon) is an architect who's worn a mustache for many years. Now approaching middle age, he decides to shave it off, naturally expecting others to notice. But when his wife, Agnes (Emmanuelle Devos), ignores the change, he's perturbed. When he asks why, she insists that he hasn't had a mustache for years. When he confronts other friends and colleagues about it, they too tell the same story. As Marc grows increasingly paranoid, his loved ones consider having him committed.
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Though the premise may be modest on the surface, Carrere uses a man and his mustache that may or may not exist as a springboard into psychological suspense and unsettling questions.

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John Monaghan Detroit Free Press Nov 3, 2006
3/4
What the movie lacks visually, it makes up for with the performances, especially by Lindon, who leads us on a journey we want to stick with even if we can't fully understand. Go to Full Review
Stephen Hunter Washington Post Nov 2, 2006
In one sense it's what might be called 'typically French,' an exquisitely observed fable of bourgeois life that is mordant, witty and yet low-key. In another sense, it's what might be called 'nuts.' Go to Full Review
Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune Sep 28, 2006
3/4
An absorbing riddle posed in cool, matter-of-fact tones. Go to Full Review
Felicia Feaster Creative Loafing Jan 29, 2020
Adapted from a novel by first-time director Carrére, the film retains a literary quality in playing with our faith in the conventions of storytelling and in its sly, understated surrealism. Go to Full Review
A.S. Hamrah Boston Phoenix Jul 6, 2010
3/4
Carrère shows how a minor change can make the world a different place, how it disappears under our feet without our noticing, how glimpses into little truths can make the people around us seem hostile and ultimately drive us mad. Go to Full Review
Eric Monder Film Journal International Mar 1, 2007
Those looking for a good thriller should be pleased enough and those seeking a serious art film will get plenty of philosophy with their pretty pictures. Go to Full Review
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Abraham R Dec 3, 2018 Absolutely terrible movie. Watch the interview in the bonus features to see the director explain how important it was to film stuff that didn't go into the movie so the actors knew what was going on. He also points out that he cannot explain the movie because he himself doesn't understand it. See more
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Emmanuel Carrère

Director

Vincent Lindon

Marc Thiriez

Emmanuelle Devos

Agnès Thiriez

Mathieu Amalric

Serge Schaeffer

Hippolyte Girardot

Bruno

Cylia Malki

Samira

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Movie Info

Synopsis Marc Thiriez (Vincent Lindon) is an architect who's worn a mustache for many years. Now approaching middle age, he decides to shave it off, naturally expecting others to notice. But when his wife, Agnes (Emmanuelle Devos), ignores the change, he's perturbed. When he asks why, she insists that he hasn't had a mustache for years. When he confronts other friends and colleagues about it, they too tell the same story. As Marc grows increasingly paranoid, his loved ones consider having him committed.
Director
Emmanuel Carrère
Producer
Anne-Dominique Toussaint
Screenwriter
Jérôme Beaujour, Emmanuel Carrère
Production Co
Les Films des Tournelles
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 1, 2016
Runtime
1h 26m
Sound Mix
Dolby
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