Cousin, cousine

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Cousin, cousine

Promotional movie poster for the film
Directed by Jean-Charles Tacchella
Produced by Daniel Toscan du Plantier
Written by Jean-Charles Tacchella
Danièle Thompson
Starring Marie-Christine Barrault
Victor Lanoux
Marie-France Pisier
Music by Gérard Anfosso
Cinematography Eric Faucherre
Georges Lendi
Michel Thiriet
Editing by Marie-Aimée Debril
Agnès Guillemot
Distributed by Gaumont International
Release date(s) Flag of France November 19, 1975
Flag of the United States July 25, 1976
Flag of Finland October 29
Running time 95 min.
Country France
Language French
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Cousin, cousine is a 1975 French language film which tells the story of cousins-by-marriage who have an affair when they discover that their spouses have been unfaithful. It stars Marie-Christine Barrault, Victor Lanoux and Marie-France Pisier.

The movie was written by Jean-Charles Tacchella and Danièle Thompson. It was directed by Tacchella.

It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Marie-Christine Barrault), Best Foreign Language Film (France) and Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen. It also won as Best Foreign Film at the Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards 1977.

Cousin, cousine was remade in an English language version in 1989 as Cousins.

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