Synopsis
An ode to rural France and the simple joys of life, Dominique Benicheti's glorious masterpiece Cousin Jules captures the daily routine and rituals of Jules, a blacksmith, living with his wife, Felice, on a small farm in the French countryside.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic81/100
12 audience votes
Key crew
- Dominique BenichetiDirector
- Dominique BenichetiWriter
Cast
- Jules GuiteauxSelf - The Blacksmith
- Félicie GuiteauxSelf - Jules Guiteaux's Wife
- Claude ChaudatSelf - A Peasant
- Adrienne ChaudatSelf - Claude Chaudat's Wife
- Paul RabutSelf - The Gravedigger
- Marie CordelierSelf - A Peasant Woman
Themes
blacksmithfamily's daily lifeodd couplelong term relationshiplong-married couplelifelong friendshipdaily lifeloving couple grow old together