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The Strange Ones( 1950)

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A love story by Jean Cocteau

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Nicole Stéphane

      Elisabeth

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      Edouard Dermithe

      Paul

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      Renée Cosima

      Dargelos / Agathe

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      Jacques Bernard

      Gerard

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      Jean Cocteau

      Narrator (voice)

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      Melvyn Martin

      Michael

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      Maria Cyliakus

      The Mother

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      Jean-Marie Robain

      Headmaster

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      Maurice Revel

      Doctor

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      Rachel Devirys

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      Adeline Aucoc

      Mariette

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      Emile Mathys

      Vice Principal

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      Roger Gaillard

      Gerard's Uncle

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      Annabel Buffet

      The model

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      Karin Lannby

      The Mother

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      Hélène Rémy

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      Pierre Benichou

      Young schoolboy

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Tue Dec 27 2022
    "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 relationship, bordering on the incestuous (but never actually more than bordering) evolves. Both characters are handsome to look at, there are undercurrents of homosexuality and depravity - moral, certainly, phys...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • sibling relationship
    • obsession
    • male homosexuality
    • incest
    • orphan siblings