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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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