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UNITED STATES · 1975
Shampoo
Hal Ashby
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.
Cinematic DNA
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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United States · New Hollywood
Films with Similar Themes
infidelity · sexual promiscuity · 1960s Los Angeles · class and status · political backdrop
