The Strange Ones

1950 PG-13 1h 47m

6.7 / 10 121

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6.7/10

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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.

Director Jean-Pierre Melville

Writers

Jean Cocteau Jean-Pierre Melville Jean Cocteau

Stars

Nicole Stéphane Édouard Dermithe Renée Cosima

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Geronimo1967 27 Dec 2022

6/10

"Paul" (Edouard Dermithe) is a young man who comes off rather badly after a snowball fight; one finds it's mark necessitating a visit from their doctor who advises bedrest - on a pretty permanent basis! He is to be looked after by his sister "Elisabeth" (Nicole Stéphane) with whom he shares a room. What now ensues is a hybrid of the sibling and the marital as their love to hate to love relationshi...