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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 |
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Distributed by | Gaumont Distribution |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Budget | $400,000 |
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Cousin Cousine is a 1975 French romantic comedy film co-written and directed by Jean-Charles Tacchella and starring Marie-Christine Barrault, Victor Lanoux, Marie-France Pisier, Guy Marchand and Ginette Garcin. 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.