Drama · France · 1959 · 1h 52m

The Cousins

Les Cousins

The Cousins poster
Director
Claude Chabrol
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
Crew
Henri Decaë — Director of Photography Jacques Gaillard — Editor Paul Misraki — Original Music Composer Claude Chabrol — Screenplay Claude Chabrol — Producer Bernard Evein — Production Design
Synopsis

Young 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.

Trailer The Cousins — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
paris, francebookshopcousincelebrationlaw studentdecadencedrunkenness
Key Collaborators
Claude Chabrol Director Henri Decaë Director of Photography Jacques Gaillard Editor Paul Misraki Original Music Composer Claude Chabrol Screenplay Claude Chabrol Producer Bernard Evein Production Design Jacques Saulnier Production Design
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