Du côté de la côte

1958 [FRENCH]

Action / Documentary / History

4
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 62%
IMDb Rating 7.4/10 10 2066 2.1K

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Plot summary

Tongue-in-cheek look at the French Riviera, especially in summer when it overflows with tourists. Reviews its history and famous visitors; displays its faux-exotic buildings, its crowded beaches, its trees and monuments; and, pokes fun at the colors women wear and the vagaries of fashion. The film celebrates the use of "Eden" as a place name, suggesting that paradise comes to the coast after all are gone, perhaps only on a remote island beach.

Director

Agnès Varda Photo
Agnès Varda

Top cast

Roger Coggio Photo
Roger Coggio as Récitant / Narrator
Anne Olivier Photo
Anne Olivier as Récitante / Narrator
Jacopo Nizi Photo
Jacopo Nizi as Souffleur
Anne Ollivier Photo
Anne Ollivier as Récitante
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238.86 MB
956*720
French 2.0
PG
25 fps
12 hr 25 min
Seeds 1
443.31 MB
1424*1072
French 2.0
PG
25 fps
12 hr 25 min
Seeds 8

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by David K 9 / 10

A beautiful, dreamy trip to the French Riviera

A beautiful, dreamy trip to the French Riviera with commentary on our lives at the beach.
Reviewed by R T 6 / 10

Wonderful light-hearted look at the French Riviera and

Wonderful light-hearted look at the French Riviera and a great introduction to her style - especially the play on Eden and how it is essentially closed to us.
Reviewed by R T 8 / 10

I discovered this twenty five minute short whilst

I discovered this twenty five minute short whilst browsing Mubi's expansive database. (I feel like this post is beginning to become for Mubi what Space Jam: A New Legacy is for Warner Brothers). Agnes Varda celebrates the majestic splendour of the French Riviera in a beautifully shot and eccentric documentary, examining the buildings, beaches, and people (mainly tourists) of the Côte d'Azur. The film looks glorious after being restored, the brightness and luscious oceanic shots make you want to pack your bags and head straight there, especially in this heat. Varda, naturally, puts her own spin on things as she narrates the documentary in a highly amusing and original fashion. Despite being shot like a documentary, the tongue in cheek fashion of the storytelling make this a knowing and clever analysis of the region, and will have you laughing out loud at the deliberate bizarreness of some of its decision making. Some of the editing reminds you of Parajanov's The Colour Of Pomegranates (1969), and it wouldn't be out of step to consider that Along The Coast is in the same sort of ballpark. You would expect nothing less of Varda, her wily charm and tremendous eye bring a whole new scope to documentary film making, and Along The Cost proves another string to her impressively expansive bow.
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