Cousin, cousine is a 1975 French film which tells the story of cousins-by-marriage who have an affair when they discover that their spouses have been unfaithful. It stars Marie-Christine Barrault

Marie-Christine Barrault

Marie-Christine Barrault is a French actress, who has appeared in 45 films and numerous television productions.Born in Paris, she got her start on television, in L'Œuvre, in 1967 and in the series Que ferait donc Faber? Her film debut was in 1969 in My Night at Maud's in 1969.In 1970 Barrault...

, Victor Lanoux

Victor Lanoux

-Career:He started out in cabaret, where he collaborated with Pierre Richard. He made one of his earliest film appearances in The Shameless Old Lady. He received two César nominations in 1976, for his roles in Cousin, cousine and Adieu poulet...

 and Marie-France Pisier

Marie-France Pisier

Marie-France Pisier was a French actress. She appeared in numerous films of the French New Wave and twice earned the national César Award for Best Supporting Actress.-Life and career:...

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The film was written by Jean-Charles Tacchella

Jean-Charles Tacchella

Jean-Charles Tacchella is a French screenwriter and film director. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for his film Cousin, Cousine , which was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and which was later remade in a US version starring...

 and Danièle Thompson

Danièle Thompson

Danièle Thompson is a French film director and screenwriter. She is the daughter of film director Gérard Oury and actress Jacqueline Roma....

. It was directed by Tacchella.

Cousin, cousine was remade in an English-language version in 1989 as Cousins

Cousins (film)

Cousins is a 1989 remake of a French film , with Ted Danson, Isabella Rossellini, Sean Young, William Petersen, Lloyd Bridges, and Keith Coogan.-Plot summary:...

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Awards

It was nominated for Academy Awards

Academy Awards

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 for Best Actress in a Leading Role

Academy Award for Best Actress

Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry...

 (Marie-Christine Barrault), Best Foreign Language Film

Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

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 (France

France

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) and Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen. It was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film

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. It also won as Best Foreign Film at the Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards 1977

Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards 1977

The 12th Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best filmmaking of 1977 filmmaking, were given in 1978.-Winners:*Best Actor:**Richard Dreyfuss - The Goodbye Girl*Best Actress:**Diane Keaton - Annie Hall*Best Director:...

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