Review of The Cousins (1959) by Nate W — 24 Aug 2010
Claude Chabrol's "Les Cousins" is France's answer to America's youth-in-revolt movies of the 1950's, but in keeping with the New Wave vein from whence it spawned, Chabrol's film paints a bleak and cynical view of troubled youth, rather than one of noble suffering.
Most famous is the bold orgy scene, wherein the older of the two titular cousins, drunk, staggers about in a Nazi hat reciting a German poem. Chabrol's mise-en-scene is more kinetic than his French contemporaries, signifying a bit of an interesting crossover between the new European style and traditional Hollywood film making.
This review of The Cousins (1959) was written by Nate W on 24 Aug 2010.
The Cousins has generally received positive reviews.
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