Fresh
It's a fascinating experiment, and proof that Jolie truly has directorial chops and an extraordinary eye for imagery.
Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic
By the Sea
When we die on the inside, the outside is left wandering dangerously by the sea.
2015 · 2h 2m · R
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Angelina Jolie
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By the Sea
Overview
Set in France during the mid-1970s, Vanessa, a former dancer, and her husband Roland, an American writer, travel the country together. They seem to be growing apart, but when they linger in one quiet, seaside town they begin to draw close to some of its more vibrant inhabitants, such as a local bar/café-keeper and a hotel owner.
Director and cast
- Angelina Jolie Director
- Angelina Jolie as Vanessa
- Brad Pitt as Roland
- Mélanie Laurent as Lea
- Melvil Poupaud as François
- Niels Arestrup as Michel
- Richard Bohringer as Patrice
- Sarah Naudi as Clarisse
- Marika Green as Dress Shop Saleswoman
- Aldo Buontempo as Fisherman
- George Camilleri as Georges the Waiter
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
35%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The actors aren't unhinged enough for the scathing conceit, and the script is more of a mechanism than a revelation.
Richard Brody, New Yorker
Rotten
The point to all this seems to be life is cruel and people are jerks, but sometimes very good-looking jerks. Deep.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Rotten
What are the artistic purposes for this tedious collection of frowning, drinking, bickering, peeping and smoking scenes? "By the Sea" is long on perverse images but short on ideas.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Rotten
Pitt invests the vague, cranky relationship with his usual intelligence and restraint, but the movie is destined to rank with such celebrity-couple fiascos as Gigli (2003) and Shanghai Surprise (1986).
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
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