The Cousins

Year: 1959

Runtime: 112 mins

Language: French

Director: Claude Chabrol

Drama

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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