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The Cousins (1959)

Original title: Les Cousins

1959-03-11 · 1h 52m · FR
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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.

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Claude ChabrolDirector

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Gérard BlainGérard BlainCharlesJean-Claude BrialyJean-Claude BrialyPaulJuliette MaynielJuliette MaynielFlorenceGuy DecombleGuy DecombleLe libraireGeneviève ClunyGeneviève ClunyGenevièveMichèle MéritzMichèle MéritzYvonneStéphane AudranStéphane AudranFrançoisePaul BiscigliaPaul BiscigliaMarcFrançoise VatelFrançoise VatelMartineClaude CervalClaude CervalClovis

Keywords

Paris, franceDecadenceCousinDrunkennessBookshopCelebrationLaw studentNouvelle vague

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityParis France · Decadence · CousinDialogue densityDramaDirector preference197430Actor preference196066 · 358174 · 588688Country preferenceFr

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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.

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The Cousins has a runtime of 112 minutes.

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