Ever since 12-year-old Antoine saw Madame Sheaffer, the neighbourhood's voluptuous Alsatian hairstylist, he knew he would be a hairdresser's husband one day. Mesmerised as if by a mysterious force, the enthusiastic boy had an intimate dream: to lose himself in the lady's protective embrace, hoping to glimpse the deep, titillating gap in her white blouse. As the months turn into years and Antoine refuses to abandon his childhood ambition, silent and distant coiffeuse Mathilde enters his world, taking him by surprise. After all, Antoine has always been fascinated by a hairdresser's delicate touch, the beguiling perfume and the enticing figure of a woman with an opulent bosom. Indeed, the grizzled romantic always knew he would marry one, completing his idealised love fantasy. And now, destiny calls. But what if happiness doesn't last forever?
—Nick Riganas