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Plot Summary
An ode to the simple pleasures of life, Cousin Jules is a beautiful, immersive portrait of a blacksmith living with his wife on a small farm in the French countryside. Shot in CinemaScope, the film meticulously captures their daily rituals – she fires up the oven, grinds the coffee beans, fetches water from the well; he stokes the forge, hammers the iron – and transforms it into a bucolic symphony of sound and image. Lost for nearly 40 years and now exquisitely restored, Cousin Jules is a timeless masterpiece, a record of a place and a way of a life that has long ago vanished.
Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
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100%- Reviews Counted: 13
- Fresh: 13
- Rotten: 0
- Average Rating: 8.3/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: "Cousin Jules" is in many ways a wonder to see and hear, but there is less to it than meets the eye.
Fresh: Cousin Jules concerns the essence inherent in actions, the way quotidian existence can be suffused with poetic peacefulness - and overwhelming sadness.
Fresh: Shooting in color and widescreen, Benicheti makes images that are as poised and attentive as are his subjects.
Fresh: "Cousin Jules" is one of those rare experiences that's rooted in the past yet feels very much of the moment.
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