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Holidays by the Sea
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Wikipedia article
'Holidays by the Sea' is a 2011 French comedy film directed by Pascal Rabat. The film is a cinematic rendering of a comic that Rabat himself wrote. Like in some films of Jacques Tati, the characters use expressions and gestures instead of dialogues to communicate between them.
Plot
The plot of the film intertwines various unrelated characters and stories of ordinary people on their way to and spending their holidays at a seaside resort.
Cast
* Jacques Gamblin as Monsieur Cerf-volant
* Maria de Medeiros as Madame Collier
* Franois Damiens as Monsieur Fraises
* Franois Morel as The man in the tent
* Dominique Pinon as The man in the trailer
* Gustave Kervern as Green golfer
* Marie Kremer as The orphan
* Chantal Neuwirth as The widow
* Catherine Hosmalin as House's woman
Accolades
The film was nominated for the Crystal Globe at the 46th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and Rabat won the Best Director Award. It was also nominated for the International Jury Award as Best Feature Film at the So Paulo International Film Festival.
References
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