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The Cousins (1959) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 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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