---
title: 'The Cousins (1959)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Claude Chabrol'
released: '1959-03-11'
runtime_minutes: 108
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-cousins-1959'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052708/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Cousins (1959)

1959 · 108 min · Drama · France

Original title: Les Cousins

## Synopsis

Les Cousins is a 1959 French New Wave drama film directed by Claude Chabrol. It tells a story about two cousins, the decadent Paul, played by Jean-Claude Brialy, and the naïve Charles, played by Gérard Blain. The film won the Golden Bear at the 9th Berlin International Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Claude Chabrol](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-chabrol)
- **Screenplay:** [Claude Chabrol](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-chabrol), [Paul Gégauff](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-gegauff)
- **Producer:** [Claude Chabrol](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-chabrol)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Paul Misraki](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-misraki)
- **Director of Photography:** [Henri Decaë](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-decae)
- **Editor:** [Jacques Gaillard](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-gaillard)

## Cast

- [Clara Gansard](https://cinepixo.com/people/clara-gansard)
- [Jeanne Pérez](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeanne-perez)
- [Geneviève Cluny](https://cinepixo.com/people/genevieve-cluny)
- [Jacques Deschamps](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-deschamps)
- [Claude Cerval](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-cerval)
- [Michel Benoist](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-benoist)
- [Jean-Louis Maury](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-louis-maury)
- [Paul Bisciglia](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-bisciglia)
- [László Szabó](https://cinepixo.com/people/laszlo-szabo)
- [Stéphane Audran](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephane-audran)
- [Juliette Mayniel](https://cinepixo.com/people/juliette-mayniel)
- [Corrado Guarducci](https://cinepixo.com/people/corrado-guarducci)
- [Sophie Grimaldi](https://cinepixo.com/people/sophie-grimaldi)
- [Françoise Vatel](https://cinepixo.com/people/francoise-vatel)
- [Jean-Claude Brialy](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-claude-brialy)

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