Cousin Cousine

Cousin Cousine
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJean-Charles Tacchella
Written by
Produced byDaniel Toscan du Plantier
Starring
Cinematography
  • Eric Faucherre
  • Georges Lendi
  • Michel Thiriet
Edited by
Music byGérard Anfosso
Distributed byGaumont
Release date
  • 19 November 1975 (1975-11-19) (France)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$400,000
Box office2,011,394 tickets (EU)[1]
$10 million (US/Canada)[2] or $3.7 million[3]

Cousin Cousine is a 1975 French romantic comedy film directed by Jean-Charles Tacchella and starring Marie-Christine Barrault, Victor Lanoux, and Marie-France Pisier. 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.[4] Cousin Cousine received an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, a César Award nomination for Best Film, a Golden Globe nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, and the U.S. National Board of Review Award as one of the Top 5 Foreign Films of the Year.[5] In 1989, an English-language remake was released, Cousins.

  1. ^ "Cousin Cousine (1975) - France & Germany". JP's Box-Office (in French). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Dubbing". Chicago Tribune. 21 March 1996. p. 68. Retrieved 18 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 294. ISBN 9780835717762. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada
  4. ^ "Cousin cousine". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  5. ^ "Awards for Cousin cousine". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 20 April 2012.