Les Cousins
Summary:
This was the first of several films that would win international awards for French New Wave director Claude Chabrol. His aloof, innovative approach to the simple story says as much as the plot itself in which two cousins symbolize polar opposites. Charles (Gerard Blain ) is the cousin from the provinces with "bourgeois" values. His steadfast determination unfortunately does not hel... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Gérard Blain - (Charles)
Jean-Claude Brialy - (Paul)
Juliette Mayniel - (Florence)
Claude Cerval - (Clovis)
Geneviève Cluny - (Geneviève)
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Review:
Most tales of the "city mouse, country mouse" variety tend to be rather lighthearted, but Les Cousins takes a darker view of the situation, resulting in a fascinating, mesmerizing, bleak film, the comedy of which is distinctly black. In director/writer Claude Chabrol's tale, the simple virtues of "good" cousin Charles cannot compete with t... Continue >>
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