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Tender Cousins

Tender Cousins

Drama · Romance · 1980

Teenage Julien loves his teenage cousin Julia among flowers in summer of '39 France.

Movie details

Tender Cousins

1980 Drama · Romance 1h 32m

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TMDB

5.8 / 10

Community rating

Teenage Julien loves his teenage cousin Julia among flowers in summer of '39 France.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

David Hamilton

Written by

Josiane Lévêque · Pascal Lainé

Anja Schüte

Anja Schüte

Julia

Valérie Dumas

Valérie Dumas

Poune

Thierry Tevini

Thierry Tevini

Julien

Évelyne Dandry

Évelyne Dandry

Tante Adèle

Elisa Servier

Elisa Servier

Claire

Macha Méril

Macha Méril

Mère de Julien

Pierre Vernier

Pierre Vernier

Père de Julien

Court is in session

Put Tender Cousins on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.