Mariscos Beach

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Mariscos Beach

2005

1h 34m

Comedy

Musical

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A man (Gilbert Melki), his wife (Valeria Bruni Tedeschi) and their two children nurture sexual attractions to others while spending the summer together.

Critics Consensus

This listless, albeit sexually charged, French farce is too lightweight to make any impact despite its whimsical qualities.

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

Dec 6, 2005

2/5

Little more than an alluring travelogue with a side order of R-rated humpiness.

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Peter Debruge

Miami Herald

Oct 21, 2005

2/4

As flippant vaudeville-style comedies go, Cote d'Azur is rather weak.

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Moira MacDonald

Seattle Times

Oct 7, 2005

2/4

You might call it a musical without songs (mostly), or a farce without enough doors to slam, or a comedy without enough jokes.

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

Jun 15, 2009

D+

...an act of cinematic masturbation against pastel colors...

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

Dec 7, 2007

3.5/5

Kam Williams

Denver Urban Spectrum

Jul 15, 2007

4/4

Works well so long as it is approached as a tongue-in-cheek farce as opposed to a plausible melodrama.

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Dec 31, 2013

nice little comedy filled with good ideas, some great singing moments and a cast who's having a blast...so does the audience. Great french summer comedy.

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Aug 29, 2012

Ich habe ihn gerade wieder gesehen - I know it's mot a masterpiece of the art of cinema. But, there is always a but: I just love this film. Pace I. (alias A.) ;-)

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Mar 14, 2012

This brilliant movie is better known as 'Cockles and Muscles' in the Western world. This film is bloody brilliant. All the characters are hiding secrets pretty much and they spin a complicated web with their relationships and issues. It's funny, yet serious at the same time! I laughed out loud when there was a musical number at the end!! Just bloody brilliant. I'm definitely going to buy it!

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Nov 7, 2011

Cote D'Azur is a delightful comedy that talks about sexuality in a very light way. Maybe too light to be true but there is no doubt that it would be good to be true. This movie is adorable, and Valeria Bruni Tedeschi is gorgeous.

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Jul 30, 2011

So nothing to see on the tv for 1 week except one channel.And i was fortunate enough to see this "fabulous" movie.That's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.Better than Dark Moon Rising.This movie is awful.Second worst movie i've ever seen.Even if it has acceptable acting the plot is SO boring that i most deffinately would have fallen asleep forever if it wasn't for Valeria Bruni.If you look at it as a comedy, it's decent.The boy with long hair that looks like Blanka from Street Fighter made me laugh till i couldn't breathe.Stay away.

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Jul 30, 2011

One of the 3 worst films i've seen so far in my entire existence. Gay love and sexy time on the beach while spewing horrible dialogues and disastrous scenes. The french should stick to their Taxi and Banlieue 13, cuz they suck at this romance drama misguided sexuality crap. One star for Valeria Bruni the only thing worth watching...more or less. Don't waste you're time. Peace! P.S. "Horea: Blanka, Chewbaca, wookie...RRRRrrrrrr!"

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Synopsis

A man (Gilbert Melki), his wife (Valeria Bruni Tedeschi) and their two children nurture sexual attractions to others while spending the summer together.

Director: Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau
Producer: Nicolas Blanc
Screenwriter: Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau
Distributor: Strand Releasing
Production Co: Bac Films, Agat Films & Cie, Cofimage 13
Genre: Comedy, Musical
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 12, 2005, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Sep 9, 2005
Release Date (DVD): Feb 7, 2006
Box Office (Gross USA): $140.4K
Runtime: 1h 34m

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