Les Cousins

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Directed by

Claude Chabrol

Starring (View all)

Gérard Blain
Charles

Jean-Claude Brialy
Paul Thomas

Juliette Mayniel
Florence

Guy Decomble
Le libraire

Geneviève Cluny
Geneviève

Michèle Méritz
Yvonne

Stéphane Audran
Françoise

Paul Bisciglia
Marc

Written by

Claude Chabrol
(scenario)

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9 years ago at May 2 21:20

fernando

More character than action. Oppositions (country and city, sophisticated fascist irresponsible snobbish Brialy vs democratic, naif, good natures, responsible Blain) are ambiguos as many things in this film. Great isolated moments,as Brialy with the candelabra, but the film is made for them all.

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A pair of cousins share a flat, but animosity begins to build between the two when a woman gets involved.

Release date: 23 November 1959

Tags: Drama (2), French (2), France (2), Paris (1), Family (1), Love (1), Europe (1), B&w (1), 1959 (1), New Wave (1), Party (1), 50s (1), HQ (1), Cousin (1), 50's (1), 105 Min. (1)

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"11.10.2019 It's amazing how powerful a movie can be even though its subjects are so ordinary. "Les cousins" tells a story that could happen to almost anyone and that's why its so effective and shocking. A country boy Charles moves in with his cousin Paul living in Paris. Both of them should be preparing for a law exam but only Charles is truly committed to studying while his decadent and irresponsible cousin is more interested in wasting time and partying. A promiscuous girl, Florence, causes t"