Handsome Serge

Original title: Le Beau Serge

Claude Chabrol/ France/ French/ 1958/ 35mm/ black and white/ 98 minutes

Francois returns to his village in France after after a long absence. He notices that the village hasn't changed much, but the people become drunkard. He finds his friend Serge who has married Yvonne, and has developed an alcohol problem after the death of their stillborn child. Serge has become an angry, bitter figure not unlike the roles of James Dean, refusing to face reality and adulthood. Francois now tries to find out what happened to him and tries to help him.

Award

Silver Sail for Best Director in Locarno International Film Festival

Prix Jean Vigo for Short Film in Prix Jean Vigo

Director: Claude Chabrol

Cast: Gerard Blain, Jean-Claude Brialy, Michele Meritz, Bernadette Lafont

Screenplay: Claude Chabrol

Dialogue: Claude Chabrol

Producer: Claude Chabrol

Director of Photography: Henri Decae

Editor: Jacques Gaillard

Music: Emile Delpierre

English Subtitles: Ben Smith

Camera Operator: Jean Rabier

Technical Advisor: Jean-Paul Sassy