Introduction:
For a long time, Shanghai women, in the eyes of people in other provinces of China, were a little weird and "different".
For example, Shanghai women "do their hair". To outsiders, it seems too "artificial" and too melodramatic. "I don't know.
How many tricks can you Shanghai women come up with! "They sneered. But in fact, doing hair,
For some typical Shanghai women, it is really a serious matter. As the writer Liu said: This is related to
Their identity, their dignity, their past glory and their vision for the future. In extreme cases, it is even related to their life and death.
Survival.
The protagonist Lan () is such a woman. She was born beautiful when she was young, and her hair danced lightly, which belonged to many men.
Dream lover. A hasty marriage plunged her into mediocrity, and she was far away from prosperity. And the common fat around her has passed through time.
The power of a generation has soared and become arrogant. Lost but helpless, LAN had to borrow and enjoy a fine life, Shen
Lost in the glory of the past, and with the young barber Ahua (Wallace Huo) formed a sentimental asexual, rather ambiguous dependence. Lan hopes.
Don't change this state again. Her self-esteem and her balanced state of mind depend on this poor desire.
However, the change came, like a thunderstorm, with a rumbling sound, suddenly and unexpectedly. ...
First, the state-run barber shop is facing bankruptcy, and then a group of fashionable girls such as Lulu (Yang Lu) make public trouble, which makes Aini very frustrated.
And confusion. In this rapidly changing era, the mediocrity and boredom of family and husband make Lan even more unbearable. be desperate
Lan finally got up the courage and decided to break through the shackles of years of dull life. She wants to "have an affair" regardless and enjoy her relationship with Iowa.
A real * *! However, at this juncture, Iowa was attracted by a "cool fashion girl" Anweiya and secretly accepted her invitation.
Run a fashion hair salon. Lan is unwilling and helpless: Is it necessary to even "do your hair" in this materialistic era?
Should this last enjoyment and dignity be deprived? Lan's heart is crying and bleeding. ...
Guilty Iowa promised to wash Aini's hair for the last time on the night when the barber shop closed. On this sad night, two people.
Opening her heart, Lan has a deeper understanding of Iowa: this young hairdresser, who seems to be loved by women, has a good heart.
Unspeakable pain. She finally understood that the prosperity of material life is like a fleeting cloud, and only the closeness and integration of heart and heart can be realized.
A truly valuable realm of life!
..... The gas is very strong, the water is very hot, and Iowa washes her hair wholeheartedly. Lan was so comfortable that he almost fell asleep. He had a hazy feeling.
This kind of comfort has never been seen before, and my whole body seems to fly and combine with Iowa!
At the end of the film, barbershops in Shanghai are replaced by beauty salons, salons and image designs everywhere. On the street, one
Lan, with short hair, walked confidently and gradually merged into the bustling crowd. ...