Les Cousins (film)

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Les Cousins

Les Cousins video box
Directed by Claude Chabrol
Produced by Claude Chabrol
Written by Claude Chabrol (story)
Paul Gégauff (dialogue)
Starring Gérard Blain
Jean-Claude Brialy
Juliette Mayniel
Music by Paul Misraki
Cinematography Henri Decaë
Editing by Jacques Gaillard
Distributed by Les Films Marceau (France)
Release date(s) Flag of France 11 March 1959
Flag of United States 23 November 1959
Running time 112 mins
Country France
Language French
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Les Cousins is a 1959 French New Wave drama film directed by Claude Chabrol. It tells the story of two cousins, the decadent Paul and the naive Charles. Charles falls in love with Florence, one of Paul's friends.

[edit] Selected cast

  • Gérard Blain as Charles
  • Jean-Claude Brialy as Paul
  • Juliette Mayniel as Florence
  • Guy Decomble as Bookseller
  • Geneviève Cluny as Geneviève
  • Michèle Méritz as Yvonne
  • Corrado Guarducci as Italian Count Minerva
  • Stéphane Audran as Françoise
  • Paul Bisciglia as Marc
  • Jeanne Pérez as Cleaning lady
  • Françoise Vatel as Martine

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Preceded by
Wild Strawberries
Golden Bear winner
1959
Succeeded by
El Lazarillo de Tormes