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Holidays by the Sea

2011 · 77 min

A gentle, nearly wordless seaside stroll where small human foibles play out in gestures, offering quiet amusement rather than laughs.

Overview
A comedy about funny adventures of the group of French people during the summer vacation.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • identity
  • freedom
  • family
  • isolation
Places
  • sea
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity5
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Pascal Rabaté
Written by
Scop, Pascal Rabaté
Starring
Jacques Gamblin, Maria de Medeiros, François Damiens, François Morel, Dominique Pinon, Arsène Mosca, Marie Kremer, Chantal Neuwirth
Cinematography
Benoît Chamaillard
Runtime
77 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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