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Le Beau Serge (1958)
Le beau Serge (original title)

98 min  -  Drama   -  January 1959 (USA)
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Francois comes back to his home village in France after more than a decade. He notices that the village hasn't changed much... See full summary »

Director:

Claude Chabrol
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Gérard Blain Gérard Blain ...
Serge
Jean-Claude Brialy Jean-Claude Brialy ...
François Baillou
Michèle Méritz Michèle Méritz ...
Yvonne
Bernadette Lafont Bernadette Lafont ...
Marie
Claude Cerval Claude Cerval ...
The priest
Jeanne Pérez Jeanne Pérez ...
Madame Chaunier
Edmond Beauchamp Edmond Beauchamp ...
Glomaud
André Dino André Dino ...
Michel, the doctor
Michel Creuze Michel Creuze ...
The baker
Claude Chabrol ...
La Truffe
Philippe de Broca Philippe de Broca ...
Jacques Rivette de la Chasuble
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Storyline

Francois comes back to his home village in France after more than a decade. He notices that the village hasn't changed much, but the people have, especially his old friend Serge who has become a drunkard. Francois now tries to find out what happened to him and tries to help him. Written by Stephan Eichenberg <eichenbe@fak-cbg.tu-muenchen.de>  

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Country:

France

Language:

French

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Also Known As:

Bitter Reunion See more »

Filming Locations:

Sardent, Creuse, France

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Budget:

FRF 37,000,000 (estimated)
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Trivia

Generally considered to be the first film in the French Nouvelle Vague movement. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Henri Langlois: The Phantom of the Cinémathèque (2004) See more »