Owing much to Jean Renoir's <I>Rules of the Game</I>, <I>Tender Cousins</I> is also set in the French countryside on the eve of World War II. This film is a true coming of age story told through the eyes of cousins, Julien (Thierry Tevini) and Christine
Viewer Reviews 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.
