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"When François returns from Paris to his small hometown he finds the place much the same but the people changed, and none more so than his old friend Serge. An alcoholic with a troubled marriage, Serge has become disillusioned with life and the reappearance of this figure from his past fills him with shame."
"A young man returns home to the small village where he grew up and finds that not much has changed."
"Francois returns home form Paris to find his old friend Serge a changed man. He's alcoholic determined to help him - but will he do more harm than good?."
"Après 10 ans d'absence, François retrouve le village de son enfance. Il a gardé le souvenir d'un ami, Serge, à qui un brillant avenir était promis. Mais il apprend que Serge est un ivrogne. Celui-ci, conscient de sa déchéance, cherche à se justifier aux yeux de François, le jeune homme va tenter de le sauver..."
"Follows a successful yet sickly young man who returns home to the small village where he grew up. There, he finds himself at odds with his former close friend - now unhappily married and a wretched alcoholic, and the provincial life he represents."
"When Francois returns home to his small provincial village, he finds himself at odds with his childhood friend Serge who is now an alcoholic and unhappily married."
"Returning home to the secluded provincial town of Sardent after a long absence, theology student Francois is struck by how little has changed - with the exception of his friend Serge who has deteriorated into a depresseive alcoholic. As Francois attempts to help his friend, he delves deeper into the town's malaise and reveals the reasons for his sudden return."
"Follows a successful yet sickly young man who returns home to the small village where he grew up. There, he finds himself at odds with his former close friend--now unhappily married and a wretched alcoholic--and the provincial life he represents."
"A student returns to his home town and tries to redeem his old friend who has become a drunkard."
"Returning home to the secluded provincial town of Sardent after a long absence, theology student Francois is struck by how little has changed - with the exception of his friend Serge who has deteriorated into a depresseive alcoholic. As Francois attempts to help his friend, he delves deeper into the town's malaise and reveals the reasons for his sudden return."
"De harde werkelijkheid van het leven in een arme boerengemeenschap in Noordoost Frankrijk."
"Of the hallowed group of Cahiers du cinéma critics turned filmmakers who transformed French film history, Claude Chabrol was the first to direct his own feature. His absorbing landmark debut, Le beau Serge, follows a successful yet sickly young man (Jean-Claude Brialy) who returns home to the small village where he grew up. There, he finds himself at odds with his former close friend (Gérard Blain)--now unhappily married and a wretched alcoholic--and the provincial life he represents. The remarkable and stark Le beau Serge heralded the arrival of a cinematic titan who would go on to craft provocative, entertaining films for five more decades."
"François revient, après dix ans d'absence, dans la bourgade creusoise où il a grandi. Il y retrouve Serge, un ami d'enfance. Celui-ci a renoncé à toute ambition et s'adonne à la boisson. Il a épousé Yvonne, mais il tourne autour de Marie, sa belle-soeur, considérée comme la garce du village. Une succession d'événements dramatiques et l'amitié de François vont ouvrir les yeux de Serge sur son ignominie."
"A young theology student returns to his native Creuse and tries to redeem his old friend who has become a drunkard."
"Of the hallowed group of Cahiers du cinéma critics turned filmmakers who transformed French film history, Claude Chabrol was the first to direct his own feature. His absorbing landmark debut, Le beau Serge, follows a successful yet sickly young man (Jean-Claude Brialy) who returns home to the small village where he grew up. There, he finds himself at odds with his former close friend (Gérard Blain), now unhappily married and a wretched alcoholic, and the provincial life he represents. The remarkable and stark Le beau Serge heralded the arrival of a cinematic titan who would go on to craft provocative, entertaining films for five more decades."