Voir la mer

Voir la mer
Voir la mer
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Patrice Leconte
Written by	Patrice Leconte
Produced by	Charles Gassot
Starring	Nicolas Giraud; Clément Sibony; Pauline Lefèvre; Gilles Cohen;
Cinematography	Jean-Marie Dreujou
Edited by	Joëlle Hache
Music by	Étienne Perruchon
Production; companies	Produire à Paris; StudioCanal; France 2 Cinéma;
Distributed by	Océan Films
Release date	4 May 2011 (France);
Running time	91 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	€3.6 million
Box office	33,079 admissions (France)

Voir la mer (lit. 'See the Sea') is a 2011 French road comedy-drama film written and directed by Patrice Leconte, and starring Nicolas Giraud, Clément Sibony and Pauline Lefèvre.^[1]^[3] It was released in France on 4 May 2011 by Océan Films.^[1]

Synopsis

Two young brothers from Montbard, Nicolas and Clément, decide to spend their summer holidays travelling across France in a mobile home to visit their ailing mother in Saint-Jean-de-Luz. While on the road, they meet a free-spirited young woman named Prudence, eventually resulting in a love triangle.

Cast

Nicolas Giraud as Nicolas
Clément Sibony as Clément
Pauline Lefèvre [fr] as Prudence
Gilles Cohen [fr] as Max
Jacques Mathou as Jacky Novion, the stuntman
Urbain Cancelier as barrel truck driver
Clémence Thioly [fr] as Clément's ex
Isabelle Petit-Jacques [fr] as jewelry store clerk
Jean-Claude Aubrun as garage boss
Laurent Gendron [fr] as Arthur Chaix (uncredited)

Production

The film was shot from 23 August to 1 September 2010 in the French cities of Biarritz, Ciboure and Saint-Jean-de-Luz.^[4] Filming also took place in Nevers (Nièvre) and Dijon (Côte-d'Or).^[5]^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Lemercier, Fabien (4 May 2011). "Leconte's trio of young lovers See the Sea". Cineuropa. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
^ "Voir la mer (2011)". JP Box-Office (in French). Retrieved 5 January 2023.
^ "Voir la mer de Patrice Leconte (2010)". UniFrance. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
^ Bonnefon, Olivier (29 April 2011). "Le dernier film de Patrice Leconte tourné au Pays basque sur les écrans le 4 mai" [Patrice Leconte's latest film shot in the Basque Country on screens 4 May]. Sud Ouest (in French). Retrieved 5 January 2023.
^ France, Centre (2011-05-04). "Voir la mer, de Patrice Leconte, a été tourné dans la Nièvre [ARCHIVES ET BANDE ANNONCE]". www.lejdc.fr. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
^ "Matour. Le célèbre réalisateur français viendra présenter le 4 juin son nouveau film.. Rencontre avec Patrice Leconte". www.lejsl.com (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-19.

External links

Voir la mer at IMDb
Voir la mer at AllMovie

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[cineuropa-1] Lemercier, Fabien (4 May 2011). "Leconte's trio of young lovers See the Sea". Cineuropa. Retrieved 5 January 2023.

[2] "Voir la mer (2011)". JP Box-Office (in French). Retrieved 5 January 2023.

[3] "Voir la mer de Patrice Leconte (2010)". UniFrance. Retrieved 5 January 2023.

[4] Bonnefon, Olivier (29 April 2011). "Le dernier film de Patrice Leconte tourné au Pays basque sur les écrans le 4 mai" [Patrice Leconte's latest film shot in the Basque Country on screens 4 May]. Sud Ouest (in French). Retrieved 5 January 2023.

[5] France, Centre (2011-05-04). "Voir la mer, de Patrice Leconte, a été tourné dans la Nièvre [ARCHIVES ET BANDE ANNONCE]". www.lejdc.fr. Retrieved 2024-02-19.

[6] "Matour. Le célèbre réalisateur français viendra présenter le 4 juin son nouveau film.. Rencontre avec Patrice Leconte". www.lejsl.com (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-19.

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