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Tender Cousins

Thierry Tevini (Actor), Anja Schüte (Actor), David Hamilton (Director) | Format: VHS Tape
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Beautiful young French people romp on an idyllic country estate in Tender Cousins. The story, set in 1939, centers around Julien, a young adolescent boy in love with his cousin Julia, who is in love with the foppish Charles, who is engaged to be married to Julien's older sister Claire, who... you get the idea. Julien and Julia's little sister Poune, who seems to know what everyone is up to, engage in pranks; a visiting actress puts on a theatrical revue; everyone pursues the new maid; a scientist believes he has isolated the soul, which he captures in balloons; and, when war against Germany is declared, the adult men must go off to war, giving the otherwise lyrical story a sad undercurrent. Flashes of wit, bits of silliness, and a good dose of nudity make Tender Cousins pretty much the definition of its brand of French sex comedy. --Bret Fetzer

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Owing much to Jean Renoir's Rules of the Game, Tender Cousins is also set in the French countryside on the eve of World War II. This film is a true coming of age story told through the eyes of cousins, Julien (Thierry Tevini) and Christine

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3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting for David Hamilton Fans, Dec 13 2003
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MD Cordonnier (Montgomery County, MD United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tender Cousins (VHS Tape)
David Hamilton, who began as a fashion photographer, made his considerable reputation from a large number of glossy and beautifully executed coffee-table-sized photobooks of undraped adolescent girls, soft-focused, highly romanticized, and decorous almost to the point of being chaste. In 1977 he began making motion pictures with the same general theme as his books. He made five altogether: "Bilitis" (1977), "Laura" (1979), "Tendres Cousines" (1980), "Premiers Désirs" (1983), and "A Summer in Saint-Tropez" (1984). Four of these are available on VHS. The fifth, "Premiers Désirs," notable for featuring the 18-year-old Emmanuelle Béart in a minor role, has never been released in the US.

Unfortunately, Hamilton, while brilliant at photographic composition and with a keen eye for the sensuous, fails as a motion-picture director. Apart from the images, his films are not very interesting. The scripts are dull and predictable, and the mostly wooden dramatic performances of his adolescent and adult stars are less than praiseworthy. If you are a David Hamilton fan and collector as I am, you will not be able to pass up the opportunity to have any of his films on VHS or, better still, DVD. Otherwise, rent before you buy.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Boy's Dream Summer-done by David Hamilton, Mar 11 2003
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This review is from: Tender Cousins (VHS Tape)
A teenage boy is left on a farm during the war when all the men have gone. There are females of every age who are desiring a male's company-any male. The boy finds himself much desired. However, he has a crush on an older teen girl who doesn't seem to like him too much. He has difficulty dealing with this, and all the other attention that comes this way. Since this is a David Hamilton work, there is nudity, but not as much sensuality as his other movies.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Hamilton Fans will Enjoy, May 24 2002
This review is from: Tender Cousins (VHS Tape)
Yes, it is kind of slow and a bit 'corny' in parts but the topic and the videography are sure to please. I wish he'd put this title on DVD. For those with DVD players, I recommend 'Rituals of Summer' DVD available thru Amazon.
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