"A love story by Jean Cocteau"

The Strange Ones

Movie19501sa 47dkstar6.6(124)trending_up1
Drama
Director:Jean-Pierre Melville

Elisabeth and her brother Paul live isolated from much of the world after Paul is injured in a snowball fight. As a coping mechanism, the two conjure up a hermetic dream of their own making. Their relationship, however, isn't exactly wholesome. Jealousy and a malevolent undercurrent intrude on their fantasy when Elisabeth invites the strange Agathe to stay with them -- and Paul is immediately attracted to her.

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Original TitleLes Enfants terribles
StatusReleased
Release DateMarch 29, 1950
Release Dates
Austria:
Theatrical - Nov 1, 1954
Germany:
Theatrical - Feb 1, 1952
France:
Theatrical - Mar 29, 1950 (U)
Digital - Mar 1, 2021
Physical - Jun 15, 1995
Italy:
Premiere - Nov 22, 2008
Netherlands:
Physical - Oct 8, 2009 (12)
Runtime1sa 47dk
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Origin CountryFrance
Original LanguageFrench
Spoken LanguagesFrançais, English

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CinemaSerf6/10

"Paul" (Edouard Dermithe) is a young man who comes off rather badly after a snowball fight; one finds it's mark necessitating a visit from their doctor who advises bedrest - on a pretty permanent basis! He is to be looked after by his sister "Elisabeth" (Nicole Stéphane) with whom he shares a room. What now ensues is a hybrid of the sibling and the marital as their love to hate to love relationshi…

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