Voir la mer
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPatrice Leconte
Written byPatrice Leconte
Produced byCharles Gassot
Starring
CinematographyJean-Marie Dreujou
Edited byJoëlle Hache
Music byÉtienne Perruchon
Production
companies
Distributed byOcéan Films
Release date
  • 4 May 2011 (2011-05-04) (France)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget€3.6 million[1]
Box office33,079 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 as Prudence
  • Gilles Cohen as Max
  • Jacques Mathou as Jacky Novion, the stuntman
  • Urbain Cancelier as barrel truck driver
  • Clémence Thioly as Clément's ex
  • Isabelle Petit-Jacques as jewelry store clerk
  • Jean-Claude Aubrun as garage boss
  • Laurent Gendron 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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 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.


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