By the Sea

"When we die on the inside, the outside is left wandering dangerously by the sea."

2015 2h 2m EN

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5.5

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★5.5TMDB · 642

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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.

“When we die on the inside, the outside is left wandering dangerously by the sea.”

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Cast

Angelina Jolie
Vanessa
Brad Pitt
Roland
Mélanie Laurent
Lea
Melvil Poupaud
François
Niels Arestrup
Michel
Richard Bohringer
Patrice
Sarah Naudi
Clarisse
Marika Green
Dress Shop Saleswoman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Angelina Jolie
Writers: Angelina Jolie
Languages: Ukrainian, English, French
Countries: United States of America, Malta

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MONEY

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Earned back only 37% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Ukrainian, English, French.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Malta.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Angelina Jolie, shot by Christian Berger. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Gabriel Yared. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt and Mélanie Laurent carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Angelina Jolie directs. Christian Berger behind the camera. Gabriel Yared scores. Patricia Rommel cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America, Malta. Dialogue in Ukrainian, English, French.

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1Earned back only 37% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 11 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Ukrainian, English, French.
4International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Malta.
5Directed by Angelina Jolie, shot by Christian Berger. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Gabriel Yared. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Patricia Rommel shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt and Mélanie Laurent carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "When we die on the inside, the outside is left wandering dangerously by the sea.".
10IMDB entry: tt3707106 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 15 themes, including "hotel", "france", "1970s", "sailing".

The technical file

Cinematography: Christian Berger
Original score: Gabriel Yared
Editing: Patricia Rommel
Production design: Jon Hutman
Costume design: Ellen Mirojnick
Makeup / hair: Tanya Cardona
VFX supervisor: Deak Ferrand
Sound: Mark Paterson
Stunt coordinator: Frédéric Dessains
Runtime: 122 min · 2h 2m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $10,000,000
Box office: $3,727,746
Return: 37% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: By the Sea (2015)

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Reno2016-09-29
★ 6/10
A vacation, an inspiration for the writing and a complete makeover. The fourth directional venture for Angelina Jolie, she also wrote it and her real life husband, Brad Pitt starred the screenspace with her in the lead character. This is a tale of a struggling writer who goes to a French seaside resort for an inspiration to write a new material. He takes his wife along and in the peaceful environment, seems they're doing well, until a newly married couple arrive for their honeymoon in their next door. All the complication surface and the old secrets are revealed, so that's how the film sets up and ends. I don't know what's with Jolie lately, she's not doing many films as she was before. Maybe her parenting commitment took over her acting career. Good to see her back, but seeing this film and its story, I feel she's really suffering that I don't know what it is. Some day in the near future if someone makes a film about her, that will reveal this time of her life. Anyway, they both looked great on the screen, but very sad they are parting away. This is not some awesome story with twist and turns, just a straightforward drama, mostly the midlife crises in a married life. So here the performances were top notch, other than that is the beautiful locations. It's a two hour long film, not everybody feel comfortable with that, because the pace was very slow and the story is not that interesting. Particularly this film is not for the youngsters, but that does not mean all the grown-up would enjoy it either. Only some people find it better and for me this is an okay film. 6/10

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