Patrice Leconte Collection: The Hairdresser's Husband / Yvonne's Perfume / Half a Chance / Girl on - DVD

Two-disc set includes The Hairdresser's Husband (Le Mari de la Coiffeuse) (1990)Since his first boyhood haircut from a woman, Antoine (Jean Rochefort) had been obsessed with hairdressers as the romantic ideal. As he reached middle age, he pursued a vigorous courtship of the beautiful coiffeuse Mathilde (Anna Galiena), but their mutually consuming bond might not be built to last. Patrice Leconte's whimsical look at sexual desire co-stars Anne-Marie Pisani, Roland Bertin, Maurice Chevit, Philippe Clévenot. 82 min. In French with English subtitles. C/Rtg R Yvonne's Perfume (Le Parfum d'Yvonne) (1994)Lake Geneva, 1958 Young French draft dodger Victor Chmara (Hippolyte Girardot) was quietly grifting through the summer when he fell head over heels for beautiful would-be starlet Yvonne Jacquet (Sandra Majani). Their amour fou, however, stands to fade as their respective societal facades start to fall apart. Patrice Leconte's haunting and erotic drama also stars Jean-Pierre Marielle, Richard Bohringer, Paul Guers. 90 min. In French with English subtitles. C/Rtg R Half A Chance (Une Chance Sur Deux) (1998)Fresh out of jail, car thief Alice Tomaso (Vanessa Paradis) received her late mother's effects-including information that her hitherto unknown birth father was either well-off wheelman Léo Brassac (Jean-Paul Belmondo), or retired master thief Julien Vignal (Alain Delon). Her choice to play the "dads" off each other may be beneficial, as she'll need their skills to escape a vengeful Russian mob, in Patrice Leconte's mainstream action farce. 104 min. In French with English subtitles. C/Rtg NR Girl On The Bridge (La Fille Sur Le Pont) (1999)When a young Parisian who has been unlucky in love decides to commit suicide, she is rescued by a down-and-out performance artist who convinces her to join his knife-throwing act. The two begin to fall in love as they take their show to