Cousin Cousine
Cousin Cousine is a 1975 French romantic comedy film directed by JeanCharles Tacchella and starring MarieChristine Barrault, Victor Lanoux, and MarieFrance Pisier. Written by JeanCharles Tacchella and Danile 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 Csar Award nomination for Best Film, a Golden Globe nomination for Best Foreign Film, and the National Board of Review Award for Top Foreign Film. In 1989, an English language remake was released, Cousins.
Ludovic meets Marthe for lunch and tells her that her husband is having an affair with his wife. Later Pascal shamelessly informs her that hes broken off all of his affairs and that from now on she will be the only one. When Marthe tells him she knows about Karine, he says he only had her three times in the bushes.Sometime later at a family gathering at Marthes mothers house, Ludovics daughter, Nelsa Catherine Verlor, shows slides she took at the weddingincluding compromising photos of Pascal and Karine. During the slide show, Marthas mothers new husband dies. At the funeral, Ludovics father arrives and extends his condolences he too lost his spouse recently. On the way back from the cemetery, Marthe and Ludovic get better acquainted, with Marthe revealing that she enjoys swimming and singing. ........
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