College student Charles comes to stay with his cousin, Paul, who lives the fast life in Paris. Whilst both work on their law degree, sensitive Charles is thrown into the whirlwind of his cousin’s social circle and meets Florence. He believes he has found true love, but Paul makes her his mistress…

Reuniting the stars of his debut Le beau Serge just a year after its release, this sophomore feature from Claude Chabrol is a simmering study in human behavior. Winner of the Golden Bear in the Berlin, Les cousins sets the tensions between urban and provincial living on a course towards tragedy.