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FRANCE · 1959

Les Cousins

Claude Chabrol
French New Wave drunkenness law student bookshop celebration decadence
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Synopsis

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.

Year1959
CountryFrance
DirectorClaude Chabrol
MovementFrench New Wave
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