Cousin Cousine
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Cousin, cousine is a 1975 French film which tells the story of cousins-by-marriage who have an affair when they discover that their spouses have been unfaithful. It stars Marie-Christine Barrault, Victor Lanoux and Marie-France Pisier.
The film was written by Jean-Charles Tacchella and Danièle Thompson. It was directed by Tacchella.
Cousin, cousine was remade in an English-language version in 1989 as Cousins.
Awards
It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Marie-Christine Barrault), Best Foreign Language Film (France) and Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen. It was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It also won as Best Foreign Film at the Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards 1977.