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  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • The Cinema Guild
  • 1 h 31 m
  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • The Cinema Guild
  • 1 h 31 m

Summary A rare combination of sophisticated movie-making technique (shot in CinemaScope and recorded in stereo) and content that is a veritable ode to the beauty of rural France, the simplicity of daily peasant life, and the nearly wordless intimacy of a lifelong relationship. Recording over a 5-year period, director Benicheti palpably captures ...

Directed By: Dominique Benicheti

Written By: Dominique Benicheti

  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • The Cinema Guild
  • 1 h 31 m
  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • The Cinema Guild
  • 1 h 31 m

Cousin Jules

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Summary A rare combination of sophisticated movie-making technique (shot in CinemaScope and recorded in stereo) and content that is a veritable ode to the beauty of rural France, the simplicity of daily peasant life, and the nearly wordless intimacy of a lifelong relationship. Recording over a 5-year period, director Benicheti palpably captures ...

Directed By: Dominique Benicheti

Written By: Dominique Benicheti

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 10 Critic Reviews
81
90% Positive
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10% Mixed
1 Review
0% Negative
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Universal Acclaim Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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90% Positive
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10% Mixed
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100
Feb 27, 2014
Cousin Jules is one of those rare experiences that’s rooted in the past yet feels very much of the moment. On top of that, it’s timeless.
By Ty Burr FULL REVIEW
90
Nov 26, 2013
Rescued from decay after the director's 2011 death and looking radiant in a 2K restoration, this quiet gem is a time capsule whose potential audience may be small, but will be transported.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW
88
Nov 27, 2013
It only seems plotless. Momentous things happen, one of them tele­graphed in a single heartbreaking shot. The sense of time and place is so intense that Jules’ way of life seems to be disappearing even as we watch him.
By Farran Smith Nehme FULL REVIEW
80
Dec 3, 2013
Yet even as the timelessness of the human activity on display seduces with its serenity, it evokes in modern viewers a definite impatience with the impracticality of traditional rites and rhythms, perhaps only enjoyable in 90-minute doses.
By Ronnie Scheib FULL REVIEW
80
Nov 26, 2013
For 91 minutes, the pleasure of the Guiteauxes’ company is ours. We are ultimately the richer for it.
By David Fear FULL REVIEW
70
Nov 26, 2013
As director Dominique Benicheti invites the audience to contemplate this way of life—and that’s all the film seeks to accomplish, which is plenty—he reveals the virtues of simplicity, routine, and quietly communing with the natural world.
By Scott Tobias FULL REVIEW
60
Nov 26, 2013
Cousin Jules is in many ways a wonder to see and hear, but there is less to it than meets the eye.
By A.O. Scott FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Société Rytna Film, Société des Films Orzeaux
Release Date Nov 27, 2013
Duration 1 h 31 m
Rating Not Rated
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Awards

Locarno International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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