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1959 · 112 mins · French
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Directed by
Claude Chabrol
Starring
Stéphane Audran, Gérard Blain, Anne Zamire, Gilbert Edard, Juliette Mayniel, Corrado Guarducci

Fresh from the provinces, law student Charles arrives in Paris to lodge with his flamboyant cousin Paul, a decadent bohemian who introduces the earnest newcomer to the city’s pleasures. As Charles becomes enamored with Florence, one of Paul’s acquaintances, the dynamics between the trio begin to shift dramatically.

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