The Cousins

The Cousins

1959 · 112 min · FR · 6.8 (103 votes)
Dir. Claude Chabrol · Starring Gérard Blain, Jean-Claude Brialy, Juliette Mayniel, Guy Decomble, Geneviève Cluny, Michèle Méritz · Music Paul Misraki
Drama

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.

VIBE

A heady, wine-soaked dive into Parisian youth, exploring the intoxicating pull of freedom and forbidden pleasures. It’s a stylish, slightly melancholic look at finding oneself amidst bohemian excess and complicated desires.

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