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Criterion spine #580

Le Beau Serge

1958Directed by Claude Chabrol, Philippe de Broca, Claude de GivrayFrance99 min

Le Beau Serge (French pronunciation: [lə bo sɛʁʒ], literal English translation: "Handsome Serge") is a 1958 French film directed by Claude Chabrol. It has been cited as the first product of the Nouvelle Vague, or French New Wave, film movement.…

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