Bitter Reunion

film by Chabrol [1958]

Also known as: “Le Beau Serge”

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Bitter Reunion (original French title: Le Beau Serge) is a 1958 French film directed by Claude Chabrol. It is considered an important film of the French New Wave (Nouvelle Vague) movement. The film was written and produced by Chabrol himself.1

Chabrol was a master of the mystery thriller and a significant figure in French cinema. His work often explored themes of the grotesque, irony, and a blend of tragedy and comedy, drawing stylistic influence from Alfred Hitchcock. Bitter Reunion was released in the same year as another of Chabrol's notable films, Les Cousins. The French New Wave, which emerged in the late 1950s, was a diverse experimental movement in French filmmaking characterized by innovative techniques and a focus on personal artistic expression.12

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…Beau Serge (1958; “Handsome Serge”; Bitter Reunion), written and produced by Chabrol, was an important film of the New Wave (Nouvelle Vague), a term applied in the late 1950s to a widely diversified experimental movement in French films. That same year he wrote, directed, and produced Les Cousins (1959; The…
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…Beau Serge (1958; “Handsome Serge”; Bitter Reunion), written and produced by Chabrol, was an important film of the New Wave (Nouvelle Vague), a term applied in the late 1950s to a widely diversified experimental movement in French films. That same year he wrote, directed, and produced Les Cousins (1959; The…
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