Friday, March 20, 2015

Le beau Serge (1958)


A young man comes back to his home village in France after more than a decade and notices that the village hasn't changed much.

Claude Cabrol's first is a still fascinating, powerful and at times irritating analysis of a small town community.

Halliwell*: "Enjoyable character drama with well observed village backgrounds. Credited with being the spearhead of the 'new wave.'"

Maltin***: "Perceptive examination of the trials of life in a poor farming community and the moral questions raised by how one treats a friend."

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