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what would you think if i shaved my moustache asks % marc vincent lindon of his wife % agn s emmanuelle devos one fateful night as they prepare to visit friends for dinner . shes never seen him without it but while she goes to do some last minute shopping he impulsively shaves the moustache off . thus begins a tragic odyssey that leads % marc to question every relationship in his life and even his own identity . % marc s journey into darkness begins when % agn s returns home . at first he playfully tries to conceal what hes done . when he finally reveals his bare face to her with a flourish her reaction is ... nonexistent . she baffles him by appearing not to notice the change . confused he says nothing and they proceed with their plans for the evening . when the couples friends % serge mathieu amalric and % nadia macha polikarpova also fail to make note of the change in % marc s appearance he begins to get angry believing that % agn s is playing an elaborate prank on him . in the car on the way home he loses his temper and its her turn to be baffled . what moustache how can she have noticed that he shaved his moustache when hes never had one while % agn s begins to question her husbands sanity % marc frantically searches for evidence of his former facial hair . things only get worse for % marc as no one at his job remembers him having a moustache either and before long he discovers that there are other details of his life that only he remembers . the moustache marks the directorial debut of emmanuel carr re who adapted his own novel with j r me beaujour shes one of us . the film was shown as part of the film society of lincoln centers 2006 rendez vous with french cinema . josh ralske all movie guide . br br theatrical trailermaking of featuretteinterview with director emmanuel carr re and editor camille cotte . br br theatrical trailermaking of featuretteinterview with director emmanuel carr re and editor camille cotte .