Directed by:
Claude ChabrolScreenplay:
Claude ChabrolCinematography:
Henri DecaëComposer:
Paul MisrakiCast:
Gérard Blain, Jean-Claude Brialy, Juliette Mayniel, Guy Decomble, Geneviève Cluny, Stéphane Audran, Sophie Grimaldi, Paul Bisciglia, Claude Cerval (more)Plots(1)
In Les Cousins, Blain's character journeys from the country to Paris to crash at the luxurious flat of his worldly and decadent cousin, portrayed by Brialy, during the study period for an upcoming law exam which both have set out to undertake. It becomes clear soon enough that only one of the cousins is terribly committed to his work; as sexual promises and alcohol intervene, the set - up becomes untenable for the provincial, - and a tragic slide ensues. (Eureka Entertainment)
(more)Cast
![Gérard Blain](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/025/059/25059596_29e66d.jpg)
Gérard Blain
France
Best movies:
Les Enfants du Paradis (1945)
The Cousins (1959)
Le Beau Serge (1958)
![Jean-Claude Brialy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/727/163727267_7c729c.jpg)
Jean-Claude Brialy
France
Best movies:
Le Glaive et la balance (1963)
The 400 Blows (1959)
Holy Year (1976)
![Juliette Mayniel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/728/163728271_9e2b98.png)
Juliette Mayniel
France
Best movies:
The Cousins (1959)
Bluebeard (1963)
A Fistful of Hell (1973)
![Guy Decomble](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/456/456060_d75052.jpg)
Guy Decomble
France
Best movies:
The 400 Blows (1959)
Maigret Sets a Trap (1958)
The Cousins (1959)
Geneviève Cluny
France
Best movies:
Witness in the City (1959)
Agent 505: Death Trap Beirut (1966)
The Cousins (1959)
![Stéphane Audran](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/214/165214852_b70283.jpg)
Stéphane Audran
France
Best movies:
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
The Cousins (1959)
Sign of the Lion (1962)
![Sophie Grimaldi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/021/353/21353719_2f4459.jpg)
Sophie Grimaldi
France
Best movies:
The Carmelites (1960)
Le Glaive et la balance (1963)
The Brain (1969)
![Paul Bisciglia](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/021/353/21353582_a797e5.jpg)
Paul Bisciglia
Algeria
Best movies:
The Troops of St. Tropez (1964)
Animal (1977)
Asterix vs. Caesar (1985)
![Claude Cerval](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/316/163316366_161c4e.png)
Claude Cerval
France
Best movies:
Le Glaive et la balance (1963)
To Die of Love (1971)
Belle de Jour (1967)
Jeanne Pérez
France
Best movies:
Army of Shadows (1969)
The Cousins (1959)
Le Beau Serge (1958)
![Colette Teissèdre](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/063/138/63138144_871b8f.jpg)
Colette Teissèdre
France
Best movies:
The Cousins (1959)
Emile's Boat (1962)
The Woman Is a Stranger (1968)
![Jean-Marie Arnoux](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/095/160095945_9c5528.jpg)
Jean-Marie Arnoux
Best movies:
Order of the Daisy (1967)
The Cousins (1959)
Sign of the Lion (1962)
Jean-Pierre Moulin
Best movies:
The Cousins (1959)
A Matter of Resistance (1966)
Michou d'Auber (2007)
André Chanal
Best movies:
Les Misérables (1982)
The Cousins (1959)
The Seven Deadly Sins (1961)
Françoise Vatel
France
Best movies:
The Cousins (1959)
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning (1965)
Les Tricheurs (1958)
Jean-Louis Maury
Best movies:
The Cousins (1959)
Line of Demarcation (1966)
This Man Must Die (1969)
Gilbert Edard
France
Best movies:
The Knight of the Night (1954)
Evidence in Concrete (1958)
Sundays and Cybele (1962)
Corrado Guarducci
Italy
Best movies:
The Violent People (1970)
The Cousins (1959)
Eyes Without a Face (1960)
Michèle Méritz
France
Best movies:
War of the Buttons (1962)
The Cousins (1959)
Le Beau Serge (1958)
André Jocelyn
Best movies:
The Cousins (1959)
The Seven Deadly Sins (1961)
Ophélia (1963)