Not since "Jeopardy" host Alex Trebek shaved off his mustache has there been this much fuss over a few chunks of facial hair. Technically, however, it's the fuss not made over a vanished mustache that provides the plot for "La Moustache," an exceptionally fascinating film that demands a little audience guesswork a la another French puzzler, "Swimming Pool." Read the full review
One evening, before joining friends for dinner, Marc decides on a whim to shave off the mustache he's worn all of his adult life. He waits patiently for his wife's reaction, but neither she nor his friends seem to notice. Stranger still, when he finally tells them, they all insist he never had a mustache. Is Marc going mad? Is he the victim of some elaborate conspiracy? Or has something in the world's order gone terribly awry?
Director: Emmanuel Carrère
Starring: Vincent Lindon, Emmanuelle Devos, Mathieu Amalric, Hippolyte Girardot, Cylia Malki
Run time: 86 minutes
Language: French with subtitles
Rating: Not rated but there are mature themes and brief language.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: B+
"... both existentially funny and genuinely disturbing, often at the same time."
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