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Actors: Jean-Claude Brialy, Gérard Blain, Bernadette Lafont, Michèle Méritz
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Le Beau Serge |
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LE BEAU SERGE, sometimes called "Bitter Reunion" or "Handsome Serge", is a movie produced, written and directed by Claude Chabrol in 1958. The picture earned the prix Jean Vigo for best picture in 1959.
Jean-Claude Brialy returns in his hometown after having suffered from tuberculosis. His best friend, Serge, is now married and has become an alcoholic after having given up his idea to become an architect. Furthermore, his first child was stillborn. Brialy will try to find a way to restore hope in Serge but he will have to face Serge's wife who doesn't want to lose her husband, the prejudices of a small rural town and Serge himself who doesn't want to be saved.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Le Beau Serge |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Main Char. ethnic: (if not US Caucasian)
- French
Woman/class/friends story?
- story of lower class
Story of city/rural life?
- Small Town
Culture of surrounding area:
- French
Druggie/Wino problems?
- alcohol
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- druggie/wino disease
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
Forest?
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- sinister, like an X-Files Gomer Pyle
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
Check here if B&W
Yes
Non-American film?
Yes
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
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