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Tender Cousins

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I will describe this movie more of a comedy rather than a drama/romance sort of movie. The story takes place in 1939 on a French country-side, in a house that hosts people. Julien, a 14yr old boy, has fallen in love his cousin Julia, who is 16. Julia, however does not care much for him because she is in love with Julien's sister's fiancee. When WWII brakes out and all the men go of to war, all the service women find themselves searching for their missing desire at the hands of Julien. It was then where things changed between Julien and his cousin. The ending is a little strange, I will not spoil it for you, but as of now, I am still trying to figure out why the producers ended it that way. Great movie to wath. It keeps you at the edge of your seat trying to see what happens next. There is nudity in the film, but then again, what French movie doesnt? It is enjoyable to watch, a truly coming of age story in which we see Julien mature from a boy to a man

You cannot take a movie like this very seriously of course... it is only about sex and pretty young people, and abandons any pretense of being about anything else. More movies should go this route, instead of posing with a brittle artsy front like the recent French film, "The Dreamers", that could have been oh-so-sexy, but digressed into insipid melodrama with the neurotic lead female and her brother.

This film is just fun, following the sexual shenanigans that take place at a rural French country estate. Expect very attractive young ladies and a naughty script that dares to go almost everywhere. Do not expect wit or anything profound or moving. This is probably more of a "guy" movie. Uncork a bottle of French wine, press Play and enjoy.

A teenage boy is left on a farm during the war when all the men have gone. There are females of every age who are desiring a male's company-any male. The boy finds himself much desired. However, he has a crush on an older teen girl who doesn't seem to like him too much. He has difficulty dealing with this, and all the other attention that comes this way. Since this is a David Hamilton work, there is nudity, but not as much sensuality as his other movies.

This VHS version is dubbed into english, and the quality of the recording is not the best. I would recommend getting Tender Cousins instead (same film but in french with english subtitles).

I first saw the french version of this film on cable when I was 15. I was glued to the set - The beautiful young ladies, fantastic cinematography, and wonderful scenery from the french countryside in 1939.

The plot is a little thin, namely that Julien, a young maturing lad has just returned home at the family farm, and he starts discovering the ladies, or more appropriately that they start discovering him. However his heart desires his beautiful cousin, and alas she doesn't seem too interested in him, at least not at first.

There is quite a bit of nudity in this film, but it is tasteful, albeit often gratuitous. I definitely would give the film 5 of 5 stars, but I gave it 4 because the dubbed voices aren't the best - you'd think that with a french title it would have been in french, but it's dubbed in english.

Also, female viewers will probably think the film is stupid because of the gratuitous nudity, whereas most heterosexual men will probably appreciate the film as an art form.

A bit 80's and corny in parts but overall a very nice film. Along with Naturist Videos (and books like 'Holy Nature' also at Amazon), Hamilton's films are rare in the authentic portrayal of youth in often controversial but so human experiences.

Yes, it is kind of slow and a bit 'corny' in parts but the topic and the videography are sure to please. I wish he'd put this title on DVD. For those with DVD players, I recommend 'Rituals of Summer' DVD available thru Amazon.

This IS a David Hamilton film. He is considered a "notorious" director, but frankly most of his films are so notorious I can barely stay awake watching them. This film has a WWII period setting and it is surprising long on plot for a David Hamilton film (where the "plot" is often just an excuse to get from one naked nubile girl to the next). Still while the very lame ending is true to his usual form, the highest compliment I can pay this film is that it is a typical mediocre French film of that era for most of its running time. Hamilton was considered a great photographer and if you enjoy his typical slather-some-more-vasoline-on-the-camera-lens visual style, you'll probably enjoy this.

The Naturist aspect of his film is fitted to his vision, fairly so, however a more realistic and authentic view of nudism is found in the DVDs here on Amazon like Mother Naturists and Rituals of Summer -- the later being a personal favorite.

The story line was slow and held no surprises. Just a kid becoming a man. Well its more like a kid in a candy store after he finds he has the key to the store.