The Coastline (1983)

Original title

The Sea in Their Blood

Directed by

Peter Greenaway

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

27 min

Rated

U

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A fake documentary about the British coast. It shows seaside images while a voice recites made-up statistics about fish and the sea.

observationaldeadpanquirkyrepetitivesatiricalmeditativeplayfulabsurd

What happens

This entry describes a film. For information on the geographic feature 'coastline', please see coast. The Coastline is a film by Peter Greenaway, made in 1983. It is also known as The Sea in Their Blood, and exhibited at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, as Beside the Sea. It is a mockumentary or "artificial documentary", featuring images of the British seaside and voiceovers of endless unsubstantiated statistics. For example: "Most fish is eaten in Britain fried in batter and breadcrumbs. 10 percent is boiled, 5 percent grilled, 3 percent is steamed. Very little is eaten raw except by cats and in Japanese restaurants, 29 in London and 1 in Milton Keynes." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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