Le Beau Serge
1958 · Movie · 98 min · ★ 6.9 · 95% critics
After being away for years, a man comes back to his rural hometown and finds his closest friend struggling with alcoholism. Their reunion stirs old bonds, buried tensions, and a sober look at life in a place that seems unchanged.
Also known as Bitter Reunion
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Details
- Years
- 1958
- Release date
- 1959-01-10
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (96 votes)
About
You may like this if you’re drawn to intimate, serious dramas about friendship and decline, especially if Diary of a Country Priest or The Cousins appeal to you; Not for you if you want fast pacing or upbeat moods.
Pros: emotionally direct; intimate small-town drama; strong central friendship | Cons: somber tone; slow-paced story; bleak subject matter
Themes
- friendship
- baby
- france
- pregnancy
- pastor
- disabled child
- alcoholism
- rural area
- illness
- childhood friends
- brawl
Cast & crew
Gérard Blain
as Serge
Jean-Claude Brialy
as François
Michèle Méritz
as Yvonne
Bernadette Lafont
as Marie
Edmond Beauchamp
as Glomaud
Claude Cerval
as Priester
- AD
André Dino
as Arzt Michel
Jeanne Pérez
as Madame Chaunier
- MC
Michel Creuze
as Der Bäcker
Philippe de Broca
as Jacques Rivette de la Chasuble
Directed by Claude Chabrol