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Cousin Jules

19727.1 / 1091 min

Documentary

Overview

5 years in the life of a rural French farmer.

An ode to rural France and the simple joys of life, Dominique Benicheti's glorious masterpiece Cousin Jules captures the daily routine and rituals of Jules, a blacksmith, living with his wife, Felice, on a small farm in the French countryside.

Cast

Jules Guiteaux

Self - The Blacksmith

Félicie Guiteaux

Self - Jules Guiteaux's Wife

Claude Chaudat

Self - A Peasant

Adrienne Chaudat

Self - Claude Chaudat's Wife

Paul Rabut

Self - The Gravedigger

Marie Cordelier

Self - A Peasant Woman

Crew

Dominique Benicheti

Director

Paul Launay

Director of Photography

Pierre-William Glenn

Director of Photography

Walter Bal

Camera Operator

Philippe Delpont

First Assistant Camera

Marie-Geneviève Ripeau

Editor

Genevieve Benecheti

Script Supervisor

Genevieve Benecheti

Assistant Editor

René-Jean Bouyer

Sound Engineer

Christian Bourquin

Sound Engineer

Roger Letellier

Sound Engineer

Jean Claude Gaschet

Gaffer

Pierre Albin

Production Assistant

Georges Dupont

Production Assistant

Michel Gauthier

Production Assistant

Philippe Ricou

Production Assistant

Dominique Benicheti

Writer

Jacques Maumont

Sound Mixer

Dominique Benicheti

Producer