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| Directed by | Jean-Charles Tacchella |
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| Produced by | Daniel Toscan du Plantier |
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| Music by | Gérard Anfosso |
| Distributed by | Gaumont |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $400,000 |
| Box office | 2,011,394 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.
- ^ "Cousin Cousine (1975) - France & Germany". JP's Box-Office (in French). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Dubbing". Chicago Tribune. 21 March 1996. p. 68. Retrieved 18 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Cousin cousine". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ^ "Awards for Cousin cousine". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 20 April 2012.