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Le Beau Serge

Original title: Le beau Serge
  • 19581958
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 38m
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7.1/10
3.6K
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Le Beau Serge (1958)
After long absence, a man returns to his hometown only to find his best friend has become an alcoholic.
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After long absence, a man returns to his hometown only to find his best friend has become an alcoholic.After long absence, a man returns to his hometown only to find his best friend has become an alcoholic.After long absence, a man returns to his hometown only to find his best friend has become an alcoholic.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
3.6K
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    • Claude Chabrol
    • Claude Chabrol
  • Stars
    • Gérard Blain
    • Jean-Claude Brialy
    • Michèle Méritz
    • Claude Chabrol
    • Claude Chabrol
  • Stars
    • Gérard Blain
    • Jean-Claude Brialy
    • Michèle Méritz
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    • 25User reviews
    • 48Critic reviews
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    Gérard Blain and Jean-Claude Brialy in Le Beau Serge (1958)
    Jean-Claude Brialy and Bernadette Lafont in Le Beau Serge (1958)
    Jean-Claude Brialy and Bernadette Lafont in Le Beau Serge (1958)
    Le Beau Serge (1958)
    Le Beau Serge (1958)
    Jean-Claude Brialy in Le Beau Serge (1958)
    Jean-Claude Brialy and Bernadette Lafont in Le Beau Serge (1958)
    Bernadette Lafont in Le Beau Serge (1958)
    Gérard Blain in Le Beau Serge (1958)
    Michèle Méritz in Le Beau Serge (1958)
    Jean-Claude Brialy in Le Beau Serge (1958)
    Gérard Blain, Jean-Claude Brialy, and Bernadette Lafont in Le Beau Serge (1958)

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    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
    • Madame Chaunier
    Edmond Beauchamp
    • Glomaud
    André Dino
    • Michel, the doctor
    Michel Creuze
    • The baker
    Claude Chabrol
    Claude Chabrol
    • La Truffe
    Philippe de Broca
    Philippe de Broca
    • Jacques Rivette de la Chasuble
    Christine Dourdet
      Géo Legros
          • Claude Chabrol
          • Claude Chabrol
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        • Trivia
          Generally considered to be the first film in the French Nouvelle Vague movement.
        • Quotes

          Serge: My God, life's so bloody stupid. I get up with one idea: not to think about anything.

        • Connections
          Featured in Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave (1992)

        User reviews25

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        period piece..
        Excellent film, does anyone else see similarities to Cat on a hot tin roof, and a number of southern Gothic references.....I read more than I probably should, sham loveless marriage , first child conceived by perve father, Francois and Serge maybe shared more than society would allow, Village priest, hmmm.Beautifully shot and so poetic, Chabrol's most sincere and honest.. just saying....Strong characters that have a grand noble purpose. Not at all apologetic and a testament to faith and hope in a futile, provincial and incestuous post war Europe. You feel their hunger and desperation. So revealing a film, yet it left so much unanswered. Post war French cinema is timeless and classic.
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        • Sep 1, 2011

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        • Release date
          • January 1959 (United States)
          • France
          • French
        • Also known as
          • Sardent, Creuse, France
        • Production companies
          • Ajym Films
          • Coopérative Générale du Cinéma Français
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        • 1 hour 38 minutes
          • Black and White
          • Mono

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