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UNITED STATES · 1975

Shampoo

Hal Ashby
New Hollywood infidelity sexual promiscuity 1960s Los Angeles class and status political backdrop
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Synopsis

On Election Day, 1968, irresponsible hairdresser and ladies' man George Roundy is too busy cutting hair and dealing with his girlfriends and mistress Felicia Karpf, whose husband Lester is having an affair with his ex-girlfriend Jackie.

Year1975
CountryUnited States
DirectorHal Ashby
MovementNew Hollywood
Cinematic Threads
It started in the middle 60's as a dark comedy of manners and a contemporary look at sexual anxiety, in the vein of such European films as La Notte and La Dolce Vita.
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