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Sin on the Beach

1963 · 75 min

A moody, slow seaside drama of jealousy and grief, more atmosphere and brooding glances than momentum.

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Overview
A moody pianist-composer and his voluptuous strip-tease dancing babe are avoiding reality at a French seaside resort. The resort's young female manager has a dying husband on her hands, and becomes attracted to the composer. When the husband dies, accusations and recriminations fly, combined with various betrayals and jealousies.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • love
  • death
  • isolation
  • guilt
Places
  • sea
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
José Bénazéraf
Written by
Grisha N. Dabat, José Bénazéraf, Yves Denaux
Starring
Michel Lemoine, Monique Just, Sylvia Sorrente, Gisèle Gallois, Serge Jacques, José Bénazéraf, Sophie Grimaldi
Music
Louiguy
Cinematography
Marcel Combes
Runtime
75 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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