The Cousins

Name: The Cousins
Genre: Drama
Released: 1959-03-11
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Gérard Blain, Jean-Claude Brialy, Juliette Mayniel, Guy Decomble, Geneviève Cluny

Criterion Channel

Darkroom (Free)

6.8(96 votes)

1959

1h 52m

Drama

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Overview

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.