Blu-ray Review: Les Cousins
For his 1958 debut, Le beau Serge, Claude Chabrol told the story of a man returning to his provincial hometown after many years away. In the follow up, Les cousins, Chabrol flipped things around, even switching the types of roles played by the two lead actors. This time, Gérard Blain is Charles, a mama’s boy […]
Blu-ray Review: Le Beau Serge
Often considered the first the film of what would become known as the French New Wave (though Jacques Rivette’s Paris Belongs to Us was the first to go into production), Claude Chabrol’s Le Beau Serge received near unanimous critical acclaim upon its release in 1958. Chabrol’s debut isn’t as polished as the films that would […]