IFCTV.com - 2003 Cannes Film Festival

Date: May 14-25, 2003

Credits

Director	Julie Lopes-Curval
Screenplay	Julie Lopes-Curval François Favrat.
Photo	Stéphan Massis.
Editing	Anne Weil.
Decor	Philippe Van Herwijnen.
Costume
Music
Cast	Bulle Ogier Ludmila Mikaël Hélène Fillières Jonathan Zaccaï Patrick Lizana
Production	Alain Benguigui
	SOMBRERO PRODUCTIONS


	BORD DE MER 88 min, 2002, France



	Synopsis Cayeux, a small seaside town with a huge pebble beach. In winter, it’s as deserted as the moon. In summer, however, a crowd of holidaymakers and regulars frequents the beach and its colourful huts, lending a much more festive air to the place. At one end of the beach, a pebble processing plant where Marie works. She’s a pretty young woman. Her boyfriend, Paul, works at the grocer’s in winter and as a lifeguard in summer. Worried about his mother, Rose, who fritters away her money in slot machines, Paul doesn’t understand Marie’s dreamy temperament and stifles her with his clumsy love. Marie senses a growing unease. The holidaymakers that she sees over the seasons remind her that her youthful dreams lie elsewhere. She wants to leave… Albert, a young executive at the plant, has just been sacked. With his fancy sports car, he seems like a genuine Prince Charming.

	Review

	Director Julie-Lopes Curval acted briefly on the stage before directing her own plays. Co-scriptwriter of Eric Véniard’s "Une Affaire qui roule", she wrote the script for "Adolescents" at the request of director Valérie Minetto. In 2001, she directed the short, "Mademoiselle Butterfly", which was seen in numerous festivals.

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