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The Cousins (1959)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 52M

Director : Claude Chabrol
Writer : Claude Chabrol

Synopsis

Charles is a young provincial coming up to Paris to study law. He shares his cousin Paul's flat. Paul is a kind of decadent boy, a disillusioned pleasure-seeker, always dragging along with other idles, while Charles is a plodding, naive and honest man. He fell in love with Florence, one of Paul's acquaintances. But how will Paul react to that attempt to build a real love relationship ? One of the major New Wave films.

Actors

Gérard Blain
Gérard Blain
Charles
Jean-Claude Brialy
Jean-Claude Brialy
Paul
Juliette Mayniel
Juliette Mayniel
Florence
Guy Decomble
Guy Decomble
Le libraire
Geneviève Cluny
Geneviève Cluny
Geneviève
Michèle Méritz
Michèle Méritz
Yvonne
Stéphane Audran
Stéphane Audran
Françoise
Paul Bisciglia
Paul Bisciglia
Marc
Françoise Vatel
Françoise Vatel
Martine
Claude Cerval
Claude Cerval
Clovis

Crews

Claude Chabrol
Claude Chabrol
Director
Claude Chabrol
Claude Chabrol
Screenplay
Claude Chabrol
Claude Chabrol
Producer
Henri Decaë
Henri Decaë
Director of Photography
Paul Misraki
Paul Misraki
Original Music Composer
Jacques Gaillard
Jacques Gaillard
Editor
Bernard Evein
Bernard Evein
Production Design
Jacques Saulnier
Jacques Saulnier
Production Design

Trailers and other movies

LES COUSINS (A film by Claude Chabrol) Original Theatrical Trailer (Masters of Cinema)

Posters and backgrounds

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