Le Beau Serge
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| Directed by | Claude Chabrol |
| Starring | Jean-Claude Brialy Gérard Blain |
| Cinematography | Jean Rabier |
| Release date(s) | 1958 |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | FFR 37,000,000 |
Le Beau Serge (English: The Handsome Serge) is a French film directed by Claude Chabrol, released in 1958. It is often considered the first product of the Nouvelle Vague or "French New Wave" film movement.
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[edit] Synopsis
Francois (Jean-Claude Brialy) returns to his village after a long absence. He finds his friend Serge (Gérard Blain) who has married Yvonne, and has developed an alcohol problem after the death of their stillborn child. Serge has become an angry, bitter figure not unlike the roles of James Dean, refusing to face reality and adulthood and Francois must help him.
[edit] Cast
- Gérard Blain as Serge
- Jean-Claude Brialy as François Baillou
- Michèle Méritz as Yvonne
- Bernadette Lafont as Marie
- Claude Cerval as The priest
- Jeanne Pérez as Madame Chaunier
- Edmond Beauchamp as Glomaud
- André Dino as Michel, the doctor
- Michel Creuze as The baker
- Claude Chabrol as La Truffe
- Philippe de Broca as Jacques Rivette de la Chasuble
[edit] Impact
- Le Beau Serge is often considered the first film of the French Nouvelle Vague.
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|group4 = Influences |list4 =
- Alexandre Astruc
- André Bazin
- Robert Bresson
- Jacques Doniol-Valcroze
- Henri Langlois
- Joseph-Marie Lo Duca
- Jean Vigo
- Pierre Braunberger
- [[Jean Coucteau]
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- Le Beau Serge (1958)
- The 400 Blows (1959)
- Hiroshima mon amour (1959)
- Breathless (1960)
- Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)
- Adieu Philippine (1962)
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