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The Bouquinquant Brothers (1948)

The Bouquinquant Brothers poster
Original title
Les Frères Bouquinquant
Directed by
Louis Daquin
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 39m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two brothers from a working-class family navigate their bonds and the romantic entanglements that test them. A woman becomes caught between them, leading to tensions and choices that shape their lives.

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What happens

The Bouquinquant Brothers (French: Les frères Bouquinquant) is a 1947 French drama film directed by Louis Daquin and starring Albert Préjean, Madeleine Robinson and Roger Pigaut. It is based on the 1930 novel The Bouquinquant Brothers by Jean Prévost. It premiered at the 1947 Venice Film Festival and went on general release in France the following year. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Bertrand. It marked the film debut of the actress Juliette Gréco. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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