Handsome Serge (1958) ( Le Beau Serge ) ( Bitter Reunion )

Handsome Serge (1958) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Le Beau Serge
Alternate Title: Bitter Reunion
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
French ( Mono )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
99 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Documentary
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Short Film
Trailer(s)
Black & White
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1958 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Claude Chabrol

Written By:
Claude Chabrol

Actors:
Gérard Blain ..... Serge
Jean-Claude Brialy ..... François Baillou
Michèle Méritz ..... Yvonne
Bernadette Lafont ..... Marie
Claude Cerval ..... The priest
Jeanne Pérez ..... Madame Chaunier
Edmond Beauchamp ..... Glomaud
André Dino ..... Michel, the doctor
Michel Creuze ..... The baker
Claude Chabrol ..... La Truffe
Philippe de Broca ..... Jacques Rivette de la Chasuble

Synopsis:

Le Beau Serge was the first film of French critic-turned-director Claude Chabrol. Though not a murder melodrama, the film is heavily influenced by the works of Chabrol's idol Alfred Hitchcock, Shadow of a Doubt in particular. Ailing city dweller Francois (Jean-Claude Brialy) makes a therapeutic return visit to his home town in the country. Here he visits childhood friend Serge (Gerard Blain), and is appalled to find how far Serge has plummeted into alcoholism and self-pity. The two protagonists indulge in a transference of personal guilt, then an 'exchange of redemption' (to quote Chabrol chronicler Charles Derry). Highly influential in the French New Wave movement of the 1950s, Le Beau Serge has something very special to say about the care and nurturing of friendship, especially one that has dimmed with distance and time. Both male stars, as well as leading lady Bernadette Lafont, would continue working with director Chabrol for the remainder of his career.

Story of a young man who arrives from the city to the village where he used to spend his childhood and finds his former best friend living in spiritual degradation.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 07 November, 2021.