''Hypnotized and Hysterical (Hairstylist Wanted)'' (original title: ''Filles perdues, cheveux gras'' English: ''Lost Girls, Greasy Hair'') is a 2002 French musical comedy-drama film about the crossing paths of three lost young women. It was directed by

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. The film premiered at the

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on 17 May 2002.

Plot

Three lost women cross paths and help each other. Elodie (

Olivia Bonamy Olivia Bonamy (born 21 September 1972) is a French actress. She is best known for her appearances in the films '' Jefferson in Paris'', Jacques Audiard's '' Read My Lips'', the thriller '' Ils'' and '' Le ciel, les oiseaux et ta mère''. Biogr ...

) wants her daughter back, Natacha (

Marina Foïs Marina Sylvie Foïs (born 21 January 1970) is a French actress. Life and career Born in Boulogne-Billancourt in the department of Hauts-de-Seine in a family from Russian, Jewish Egyptian, German and Italian ancestry, Marina Foïs was discove ...

) wants her cat back, and Marianne (

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) wants her soul back.

Cast

as Marianne *

as Natacha *

as Élodie *

Charles Berling Charles Berling (born 30 April 1958) is a French actor, director and screenwriter. Life and career Charles Berling, son of a navy doctor, is also the nephew of the literary critic Raymond Picard. His mother, Nadia, "only daughter of (French) se ...

as Arnaud *

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as Philippe *

Léa Drucker Léa Drucker (born 23 January 1972) is a French actress. Early life Born in Caen, Normandy, she is the niece of television presenter Michel Drucker, and of ex-president of M6 Jean Drucker. Her father Jacques is a medical doctor, and her mothe ...

as Coraline *

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as Cindy * Margot Abascal as Corine * Evelyne Buyle as Madame Pélissier *

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as Marianne's Mother *

Béatrice Costantini Béatrice is a French feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Béatrice Bonifassi (born c. 1971), French-born vocalist * Béatrice Dalle (born 1964), French actress * Béatrice de Camondo (1894–1944), French socialite and a ...

as Natasha's boss * Amadou Diallo as Kirikou *

Jean-François Gallotte Jean-François is a French given name. Notable people bearing the given name include: * Jean-François Carenco (born 1952), French politician * Jean-François Champollion (1790–1832), French Egyptologist * Jean-François Clervoy (born 1958), Fr ...

as Jean-François *

Amelle Chahbi Amelle Chahbi (born 21 August 1980) is a French comedian, writer and director. Biography Of Algerian and Moroccan descent, she was born in Paris and trained at the school of the Théâtre international Béatrice Brou, with the ligue d'improvisa ...

as Karine *

Lorella Cravotta Lorella Cravotta (born 9 April 1958) is a French comedian and actress. She is best known for her role in the cult TV series '' Les Deschiens'' (1993–2002), in which she appears alongside Yolande Moreau Yolande Moreau (born 27 February 19 ...

as Chief Nurse *

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as Elodie's colleague

Accolades

References

External links

* * 2002 films 2000s musical comedy-drama films French musical comedy-drama films 2002 directorial debut films 2002 comedy films 2002 drama films 2000s French films {{musical-comedy-film-stub