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The Cousins
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1959 film by Philippe de Broca, Claude Chabrol
OverviewAI-generated
The Cousins is a 1959 French drama film directed by Claude Chabrol and Philippe de Broca. Written by Chabrol and Paul Gégauff, the movie was produced by Chabrol and features music by Paul Misraki. The cast includes László Szabó, Michel Benoist, Paul Bisciglia, and Gérard Blain. Henri Decaë served as the director of photography for the black-and-white production.
The narrative is set in Paris, where filming also took place. The film has a runtime of 112 minutes and was originally released in French. It was distributed by Netflix and is available on video on demand through providers such as the Criterion Channel. The work is part of the Museum of Modern Art collection and was recognized in the Golden Bear collection.
Critical reception includes a review score of 8.3 out of 10 and a 94% rating. The film received the Golden Bear award. It is associated with keywords including Paris, France, bookshop, cousin, celebration, and law student. The production company involved was AJYM-Films.
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Film · TMDB
6.8Young provincial Charles arrives in Paris to stay with his cousin Paul while studying law. Paul is a decadent, bohemian pleasure-seeker who shows the meek, diligent Charles the thrills of city life. When Charles falls for Florence, one of Paul's acquaintances, relationships begin to shift.
Cast
- Gérard Blain as Charles
- Jean-Claude Brialy as Paul
- Juliette Mayniel as Florence
- Guy Decomble as Le libraire
- Geneviève Cluny as Geneviève
- Michèle Méritz as Yvonne
Themes
- paris, france
- bookshop
- cousin
- celebration
- law student
- decadence
- drunkenness
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Award
- Golden Bear
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- France
- Original language
- French
- Creator
- Claude Chabrol
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Director
- Philippe de Broca
- Screenwriter
- Paul Gégauff
- Composer
- Paul Misraki
- Producer
- Claude Chabrol
- Cinematographer
- Henri Decaë
- Narrative location
- Paris
- Filming location
- Paris
- Duration
- 108
- FilmAffinity ID
- 495934
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1959-01-01
- title
- Les Cousins
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Netflix
- different from
- Cousins
- review score
- 94%
- Commons category
- Les Cousins (film)
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