“Handsome Serge” ( French: Le Beau Serge ) is Claude Chabrol's debut feature film, released in 1958 . The tape received the prize for best directing at the Locarno Film Festival and the Jean Vigo Prize for the best film. Some experts consider this film to be one of the key forerunners of the French new wave [1] [2] [3] .
| Handsome Serge | |
|---|---|
| Le beau serge | |
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| Genre | drama |
| Producer | Claude Chabrol |
| Producer | Claude Chabrol Roland Nonen |
| Author script | Claude Chabrol |
| In the main cast | Gerard Blen Jean-Claude Brialie |
| Operator | Henri Decae Jean Rabier |
| Composer | Emil Delpierre |
| Film company | Ajym Films, Coopérative Générale du Cinéma Français, Gaumont (rental) |
| Duration | 99 min |
| Budget | 37 million FFR |
| A country |  France |
| Tongue | |
| Year | 1958 |
| IMDb | ID 0051404 |
Content
Story
Francois ( Jean-Claude Brialy ), a tuberculosis patient, returns from Switzerland to his native French village after ten years of absence. He meets old acquaintances, including his longtime friend Serge (Gerard Blen), who had previously married Yvonne. After the death of his child, born with Down Syndrome , Serge changed a lot, became gloomy and refusing to face reality, drowns his grief in guilt. Francois realizes his responsibility for what is happening and he has a desire to help Serge.
Cast
- Gerard Blen - Serge
- Jean-Claude Brialie - Francois
- Michelle Meritz - Yvonne
- Bernadette Lafonte - Marie
- Claude Serval - Priest
- Jeanne Perez - Madame Chenier
- Edmond Bishop - Glomo
- Andre Dino - Dr. Michel
- Michel Crozet - Baker
- Claude Chabrol - Brimelle La Truffe
- Philippe de Broca - Jacques-Rivet de la Rize
Filming
The film was shot from December 4, 1957 to February 4, 1958 in the French village of Sardan , in the Creuse department, where Claude Chabrol spent his childhood during the war [4] . The premiere took place on June 6, 1958.
Notes
Links
- Handsome Serge on the Internet Movie Database
- Handsome Serge (English) on allmovie
- Reviews of the movie "Handsome Serge" (English)