Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Cousins end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Cousins scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Cousins violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Cousins easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Cousins

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

Directed by Claude Chabrol

Produced by AJYM-Films

1959112 min6.8 / 10

A morally ambiguous portrait of corruption and desire in 1950s Paris, where a provincial innocent is seduced by bohemian excess and romantic entanglement.

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.

Clusters

Fantasy Versus Reality Workplace Movies Crime and Corruption Urban and Small-Town Settings Holidays And Celebrations

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Paris, France Bookshop Love Triangle Cousin Celebration Law Student Decadence Drunkenness City Cousin Bad Influence Corruptive Influence

Questions people ask

Is The Cousins sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Does The Cousins end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Cousins scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is The Cousins violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is The Cousins easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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