The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short (1965)
- Original title
- De man die zijn haar kort liet knippen
- Directed by
- André Delvaux
- Genre
- drama film, romance film
- Country
- Belgium
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 35 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A schoolteacher becomes obsessed with a student and leaves his job to escape his feelings. The film follows his inner turmoil as he tries to move on.
melancholictenseslow-burnbroodingintrospectiveatmosphericlonging
What happens
The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short (Dutch: De man die zijn haar kort liet knippen) is a 1966 Belgian drama film directed by André Delvaux, starring Senne Rouffaer and Beata Tyszkiewicz. It tells the story of a schoolteacher who falls in love with one of his students, and moves away in order to escape his infatuation. The film is based on the 1947 novel with the same title by Johan Daisne. The film was awarded the Sutherland Trophy at the 1966 BFI London Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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