Movie·1959·1h 52m
The Cousins
Country
France
Language
German
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The Story
Original title: Les Cousins
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.
Producer
Claude Chabrol
Cinematography
Henri Decaë
Music
Paul Misraki
Editor
Jacques Gaillard
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Gérard Blain
Charles
Jean-Claude Brialy
Paul
Juliette Mayniel
Florence
Guy Decomble
Le libraire
Geneviève Cluny
Geneviève
Michèle Méritz
Yvonne
Corrado Guarducci
Italian Count Minerva
Stéphane Audran
Françoise
Paul Bisciglia
Marc
Jeanne Pérez
La femme de ménage
Françoise Vatel
Martine
André Chanal
Gilbert Edard
Clara Gansard
Jean-Louis Maury
Un étudiant joueur de bridge
Virginie Vitry
Jean-Marie Arnoux
Robert Barre
// crew
Crew
Claude Chabrol
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Henri Decaë
Director of Photography
Paul Misraki
Original Music Composer
Jacques Gaillard
Editor
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