Une si jolie petite plage (1949)

Directed by

Yves Allégret

Genre

drama film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 37 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man with a secret past arrives in a dismal seaside town during relentless rain. He struggles with the suffocating atmosphere and his own hidden history.

bleakgloomyoppressiveclaustrophobicrainymelancholicnoir-influenceddownbeat

What happens

Une si jolie petite plage (English titles: Such a Pretty Little Beach and Riptide) is a French drama film shot in black-and-white, directed by Yves Allégret and released in 1949. The film stars Gérard Philipe, Madeleine Robinson and Jane Marken. The film is set on the Channel coast of northern France, in a drab and depressing small seaside town being deluged by incessant rain. The film noir-influenced style emphasises the relentlessly downbeat, oppressive and claustrophobic atmosphere of the milieu. Location filming for Une si jolie petite plage took place in Barneville-Carteret in Lower Normandy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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