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A love story by Jean Cocteau - The Strange Ones
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Title: The Strange Ones

Release Date: 29 Mar 1950

Runtime: 1h 47m

Genre: Drama

Director: Melville Productions

Production Companies: Melville Productions

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.

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Average Vote: 6.7 (106 votes)

Cast

  • Elisabeth: Nicole Stéphane
  • Paul: Edouard Dermithe
  • Dargelos / Agathe: Renée Cosima
  • Gerard: Jacques Bernard
  • Narrator (voice): Jean Cocteau
  • Michael: Melvyn Martin
  • Mother: Maria Cyliakus
  • Headmaster: Jean-Marie Robain
  • Doctor: Maurice Revel
  • : Rachel Devirys
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