Bord de mer (2002)
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Cast
Bulle Ogier, Ludmila Mikaël, Hélène Fillières, Jonathan Zaccaï
In a seaside resort on the Bay of Somme, the lives of a lifeguard’s girlfriend, his family and a wider local circle intersect.
The story
Over the seasons, several people’s paths cross in a seaside resort on the Bay of Somme. Marie, girlfriend of the local lifeguard, works in a factory sorting pebbles. The people around them include the lifeguard’s family and friends, Marie’s boss, and others who have sometimes known one another since childhood. Their lives unfold amid a local routine that is often unsatisfying, while leaving room for change.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Bord de mer follows the paths of several people over the seasons in a seaside resort on the Bay of Somme. Marie, the girlfriend of the lifeguard, works at the factory sorting pebbles. We meet the lifeguard’s family, friends, Marie’s boss, and people who have sometimes known one another since childhood. A bittersweet comedy-drama in which its characters’ lives intersect amid a local day-to-day existence that is often unsatisfying, but can change.
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