Pauline at the Beach

"Romance, wit, seduction and the foolishness of love"

1983 1h 34m FR

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7.0

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7.3

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★7.0TMDB · 269🍅94%Rotten Tomatoes★7.3IMDB · 10,898

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Synopsis

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Marion is about to divorce from her husband and takes her 15-year-old niece, Pauline, on a vacation to Granville. There, she meets an old love...

“Romance, wit, seduction and the foolishness of love”

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Cast

Amanda Langlet
Pauline
Arielle Dombasle
Marion
Pascal Greggory
Pierre
Féodor Atkine
Henri
Simon de La Brosse
Sylvain
Rosette
Louisette
Marie Bouteloup
Marie (uncredited)
Michel Ferry
Sylvain's Friend (uncredited)

Credits

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Director: Éric Rohmer
Writers: Éric Rohmer
Languages: French, Spanish
Countries: France

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ERA

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43 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Spanish.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Éric Rohmer, shot by Néstor Almendros. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Cécile Decugis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Amanda Langlet and Arielle Dombasle and Pascal Greggory carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Romance, wit, seduction and the foolishness of love".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0086087 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Éric Rohmer directs. Néstor Almendros behind the camera. Cécile Decugis cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French, Spanish.

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143 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Spanish.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Éric Rohmer, shot by Néstor Almendros. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Cécile Decugis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Amanda Langlet and Arielle Dombasle and Pascal Greggory carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Romance, wit, seduction and the foolishness of love".
8IMDB entry: tt0086087 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 11 themes, including "sea", "beach", "jealousy", "love of one's life".
10Released under 14 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Néstor Almendros
Editing: Cécile Decugis
Sound: Dominique Hennequin
Runtime: 94 min · 1h 34m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: FR
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Pauline at the Beach (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes: 94% 🍅 Fresh
IMDB rating: 7.3/10 · 10,898 votes
MPAA: R

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5 wins & 2 nominations

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CinemaSerf2024-09-11
★ 7/10
It is poor old "Sylvain" (Simon de La Brosse) that I felt sorry for as he takes a bit of a shine to the visiting "Pauline" (Amanda Langlet) only to find himself swiftly embroiled in a tangled web of infidelities, lies and deceit. Much of that emanates from her cousin "Marion" (Arielle Dombasle). She is on the verge of divorce and just wants to spend some time au bord de la mer in peace and quiet. That plans pretty much hits the skids on day one when she meets her ex-boyfriend "Pierre" (Pascal Greggory) and his pal "Henri" (Féodor Atkine). What now ensues sees both of these men make a play for "Marion". The former with a more serious intent, the latter quite happy for the cinematic equivalent of a quickie. "Marion" is of her own mind here, though, and doesn't really play ball with either and all of these shenanigans impact quite profoundly on the young "Pauline", especially as she starts to become fond of "Sylvain" only to find that faith rocked by some of the game-playing from the competing "Henri" and "Pierre" as she has to do some premature growing up. At times this is a little over-contrived, with that sense that if something can go wrong it will or if it's vital that a person doesn't turn up just at that moment, then you just know they will - and that's a bit annoying on occasion as it tends to undermine just a little too much of the drama here. That said, it's still quite a different coming-of-age style of story that isn't limited to the maturing of the younger members of the cast. Langlet delivers delicately here and Greggory does get a bit under your skin as both men seek the attentions of a woman who's generally quite tired of the fickle attitudes of the men around her and "Pauline" just gets increasingly fed up.

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