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 (2011-05-04) (France)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	€3.6 million[1]
Box office	33,079 admissions (France)[2]

Director Patrice Leconte and actress Pauline Lefèvre during the shooting of Voir la mer in Dijon, August 2010

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

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.

External links

• Voir la mer at IMDb