Les Cousins

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1959-11-23

Languages:

French, German

Countries:

France

Runtime:

112 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (1447 Reviews)

Director:

Claude Chabrol

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Gèrard Blain Jean-Claude Brialy Juliette Mayniel Guy Decomble

Writer:

Claude Chabrol (scenario)

Paul Gègauff (dialogue)

Fullplot:

Charles is a young provincial coming up to Paris to study law. He shares his cousin Paul's flat. Paul is a kind of decadent boy, a disillusioned pleasure-seeker, always dragging along with other idles, while Charles is a plodding, naive and honest man. He fell in love with Florence, one of Paul's acquaintances. But how will Paul react to that attempt to build a real love relationship ? One of the major New Wave films.

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