Le Beau Serge
Of the hallowed group of “Cahiers du cinéma” critics turned filmmakers who transformed French film history, Claude Chabrol was the first to direct his own feature. His absorbing landmark debut, LE BEAU SERGE (“Handsome Serge”), follows a successful yet sickly young man (Jean‑Claude Brialy) who returns home to the small village where he grew up. There, he finds himself at odds with his former close friend (Gérard Blain)—now unhappily married and a wretched alcoholic—and the provincial life he represents. The remarkable and stark LE BEAU SERGE heralded the arrival of a cinematic titan who would go on to craft provocative, entertaining films for five more decades.
Starring Gérard Blain, Jean-Claude Brialy, Michèle Méritz, Bernadette Lafont, Edmond Beauchamp, Claude Cerval, André Dino, Jeanne Pérez, Michel Creuze, Philippe de Broca
Watch "Le Beau Serge" from streaming services Criterion Channel, Kanopy released in 1958. It's a drama and romance movie, and has a rating of 7.1 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.
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