The Cousins
The Cousins
The Cousins
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1959
1h 52m
6.8(95 votes)
Drama

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.

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38 members
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Gérard Blain

Charles

Gérard Blain
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Jean-Claude Brialy

Paul

Jean-Claude Brialy
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Juliette Mayniel

Florence

Juliette Mayniel
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Guy Decomble

Le libraire

Guy Decomble
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Geneviève Cluny

Geneviève

Geneviève Cluny
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Michèle Méritz

Yvonne

Michèle Méritz
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Corrado Guarducci

Italian Count Minerva

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Stéphane Audran

Françoise

Stéphane Audran
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Paul Bisciglia

Marc

Paul Bisciglia
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Jeanne Pérez

La femme de ménage

Jeanne Pérez
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Françoise Vatel

Martine

Françoise Vatel
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André Chanal

Unknown Role

André Chanal
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Gilbert Edard

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Clara Gansard

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Clara Gansard
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Jean-Louis Maury

Un étudiant joueur de bridge

Jean-Louis Maury
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Virginie Vitry

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Jean-Marie Arnoux

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Jean-Marie Arnoux
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Robert Barre

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Michel Benoist

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Gaby Blondé

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Chantal Bouchon

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Catherine Candida

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Jacques Deschamps

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Jacques Deschamps
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Abdou Filali

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Yann Groël

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André Jocelyn

Philippe

André Jocelyn
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Jacques Kemp

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Jean-Pierre Moulin

Un étudiant

Jean-Pierre Moulin
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Sabine Moussali

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Christian Pezey

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Emmanuel Pierson

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Jacques Ralf

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Taty Rocca

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Colette Teissèdre

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Colette Teissèdre
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Jean-Paul Thomas

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Simone Vannier

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Anne Zamire

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Claude Cerval

Clovis

Claude Cerval

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