Cousin Cousine

Cousin Cousine
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJean-Charles Tacchella
Written by
Produced byDaniel Toscan du Plantier
Starring
Cinematography
  • Georges Lendi
  • Eric Faucherre
  • Michel Thiriet
Edited by
Music byGérard Anfosso
Production
companies
Distributed byGaumont Distribution
Release date
  • 19 November 1975 (1975-11-19)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget€400,000
Box office
  • 2,011,394 tickets (EU)
  • $10 million (US/Canada) or $3.7 million

Cousin Cousine is a 1975 French romantic comedy film 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.

Cousin Cousine received an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, a César Award nomination for Best Film and a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, and was selected by the National Board of Review Award as one of the Top Five Foreign Films of 1976. An English-language remake, Cousins, was released in 1989.