Cousin, Cousine (1975)
Cousin cousine (original title)Reference View | Change View
- R
- 1h 35min
- Comedy, Romance
- 25 Jul 1976 (USA)
- Movie
- Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 6 nominations.
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Marie-France Pisier | ... |
Karine
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Victor Lanoux | ... |
Ludovic
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Marie-Christine Barrault | ... |
Marthe
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Guy Marchand | ... |
Pascal
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Ginette Garcin | ... |
Biju
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Sybil Maas | ... |
Diane
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Popeck | ... |
Sacy
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Pierre Plessis | ... |
Gobert
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Catherine Verlor | ... |
Nelsa
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Hubert Gignoux | ... |
Thomas
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Françoise Caillaud | ... |
Peggy
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Véronique Dancier | ... |
Clarence
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Catherine Day | ... |
Woman on bench
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Carine Delamare | ... |
Pupil of tap dance
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Maite Delamare | ... |
Fernande
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Emmanuel de Sablet | ... |
Philippe
(as Emmanuel Dessablet)
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Alain Doutey | ... |
Jérôme
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Pierre Forget | ... |
Deschamps
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Anna Gaylor | ... |
Olga
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Etoile Gómez | ... |
Sylvie
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Marguerite Grimprel | ... |
Madame Deschamps
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Paul Handford | ... |
Uncle Gaston
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Marie-Paule Jourdan | ... |
Gilberte
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Catherine Laborde | ... |
Nicole
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Sebastien Lebeaut | ... |
Olivier
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Gérard Lemaire | ... |
Servant of hotel
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Annick Le Moal | ... |
Jocelyne
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Jan Madd | ... |
Serge
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Suzy Marquis | ... |
Madame Letellier
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Monique Martin | ... |
Marie-Thérèse
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Ginette Tacchella | ... |
Blanchette
(as Ginette Mathieu)
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Dominique Migno | ... |
Paulette
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Rosine Rochette | ... |
Young woman of hotel
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Monique Saintey | ... |
Madame Baudoin
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Catherine Stermann | ... |
Monique
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Philippe Yeziglian | ... |
Eric
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Directed by
Jean-Charles Tacchella |
Written by
Jean-Charles Tacchella | ... | () |
Danièle Thompson | ... | () |
Produced by
Daniel Toscan du Plantier | ... | producer |
Music by
Gérard Anfosso |
Cinematography by
Eric Faucherre | ||
Georges Lendi | ||
Michel Thiriet |
Editing by
Marie-Aimée Debril | ||
Agnès Guillemot | ||
Juliette Welfling |
Costume Design by
Jeanne Vergne |
Production Management
Dominique Lallier | ... | unit manager |
Roger Morand | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jacques Fraenkel | ... | assistant director |
Ginette Tacchella | ... | assistant director |
Daniel Wuhrmann | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
Jean Vergne | ... | props |
Sound Department
Michel Kharat | ... | sound engineer |
Pierre Lenoir | ... | sound engineer |
André Naudin | ... | sound effects editor |
Claude Villand | ... | sound mixer |
Camera and Electrical Department
Jacques Anquelle | ... | electrician (as J. Anquelle) |
Jacques Cherel | ... | electrician (as J. Cherel) |
Raymond Fleury | ... | grip (as R. Fleury) |
Gérard Miquel | ... | grip (as G. Miquel) |
Vincent Rossell | ... | still photographer |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jeanne Vergne | ... | costumer (as Jeannine Vergne) |
Script and Continuity Department
Alice Ziller | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
Madeleine Billeaud | ... | production secretary |
Georges Caroujat | ... | production administrator |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Gaumont (1975) (France) (theatrical)
- Curzon Film Distributors (1976) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Seven Keys (1976) (Australia) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Libra Films (1976) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Gofilex (1977) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Sandrew Film & Teater AB (1977) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Toho-Towa (1978) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Axon Video (1988) (United States) (VHS)
- Filmes Ocidente (1977) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- EuroVideo (West Germany) (VHS)
- France 3 (1987) (France) (tv)
- MGM/CBS Home Video (1981) (United States) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Samuelson Alga Cinéma (camera equipment provided by)
- Éditions Musicales Prosadis (music publishers)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Husband and wife Ludovic and Karine, and Ludovic's sixteen year old daughter Nelsa lead a relatively carefree life. Motorcycle riding Ludovic, a dance instructor, changes jobs every three years to keep himself interested in whatever he's doing. Ludovic recently remarried, this time to landscape designer Karine, a younger, beautiful woman who regardless is insecure due to her immaturity. Since she doesn't know how to handle that insecurity, Ludovic has placed Karine in various forms of therapy to help her with her life. Nelsa can see the cruelties that life has to offer, and although she doesn't like them, tries to embrace them to expose them for what they are. Ludovic wants to give everybody in his life, including Karine and Nelsa, as much freedom as they need to be happy. Husband and wife Pascal and Marthe and their adolescent son Eric lead a typical middle class life. Pharmaceutical salesman Pascal likes to think of himself as important to bolster his own sense of masculinity, which has led to him being a serial philanderer. Secretary Marthe knows about Pascal's unfaithfulness deep in her heart. The two couples meet when Ludovic's Uncle Jacques marries Marthe's feisty mother. At the wedding reception, Pascal and Karine head off to have a sexual dalliance. Both Ludovic and Marthe know what Pascal and Karine did, Pascal later admitting as much to Marthe. Although Ludovic and Marthe's friendship starts off solely about their respective cheating spouses, it becomes something more. After thinking about the situation over time, Ludovic and Marthe decide to take their relationship into the sexual realm. As time goes on, Ludovic and Marthe become more and more open about their affair, not only to Pascal and Karine, but to their entire combined extended family. Ludovic, Marthe, Pascal and Karine have to decide what to do about what is happening between Ludovic and Marthe, especially as they are now all family who see each other often at family functions. Written by Huggo |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Was a surprise box office hit in America, becoming the most popular French film in the US since A Man and a Woman (1966). See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Stanley: Every Home Should Have One (1984). See more » |
Quotes |
Marthe:
I want to cry, but I can't. I've never known how to cry. I try but I can't. See more » |