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Cousin Cousine (1975)

Cousin Cousine poster
Original title
Cousin, Cousine
Directed by
Jean-Charles Tacchella
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
France
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
U
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 44 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man and a woman meet as cousins by marriage at a family wedding and become close friends. When they both discover their spouses are cheating, their friendship turns into a love affair.

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What happens

Cousin Cousine is a 1975 French romantic comedy film directed by Jean-Charles Tacchella and starring Marie-Christine Barrault, Victor Lanoux, Marie-France Pisier, Guy Marchand and Ginette Garcin. Written by Tacchella and Danièle Thompson, the film is about two cousins by marriage who meet at a wedding and develop a close friendship. After their spouses prove unfaithful, the cousins' friendship leads to a passionate love affair. Cousin Cousine received an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, a César Award nomination for Best Film and a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, and was selected by the National Board of Review Award as one of the Top Five Foreign Films of 1976. An English-language remake, Cousins, was released in 1989. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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