Movie Cosmos - By the Sea

Description:

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.

Top Cast >

Angelina Jolie

As Vanessa

Brad Pitt

As Roland

Mélanie Laurent

As Lea

Melvil Poupaud

As François

Niels Arestrup

As Michel

Richard Bohringer

As Patrice

Sarah Naudi

As Clarisse

Marika Green

As Dress Shop Saleswoman

Aldo Buontempo

As Fisherman

George Camilleri

As Georges the Waiter

Philippe Martinet

As Maitre D'

Francis Xuereb

As Hotel Receptionist

Malcolm Beethans

As Older Couple

Kathleen Beethans

As Older Couple

Bjorn Kubin

As Fancy Couple at Café

Penny Dix

As Fancy Couple at Café

Arcadia Vodka

As Café Cat

Indi Marceau Coppola

As Child in Hotel

Anna Cachia

As Dancer (uncredited)

Frédéric Dessains

As Pascal (uncredited)

Top Crew >

Angelina Jolie

Screenplay, Director, Producer

Christian Berger

Director of Photography

Tom Brown

Supervising Art Director

Patricia Rommel

Editor

Annie Crawford

Costume Supervisor

Audrey Boivin

Visual Effects Producer

Pascal Rigaud

Visual Effects Editor

Martin Pensa

Editor

Edward Said

Casting

Brad Pitt

Producer

Kristin Witcombe

Script Supervisor

Robert Stopfer

Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator

Cardona Tanya

Hairstylist

Andrea Gauci

Art Department Coordinator

Carrie Holt

Costume Supervisor

Gerald Helf

Camera Operator

Christian Kitscha

First Assistant Camera

Matteo Silvi

Makeup Artist

James Fouche

Visual Effects Coordinator

Mark Paterson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Marcelle Genovese

Key Hair Stylist

Jon Hutman

Production Design

Ellen Mirojnick

Costume Design

Manuel Nevosad

Rigging Gaffer

Deak Ferrand

Visual Effects Supervisor

Tamara Marini

Assistant Art Director

Chantal Busuttil

Makeup Artist

Merrick Morton

Still Photographer

Adruitha Lee

Hairstylist

Charlo Dalli

Art Direction

Jille Azis

Set Decoration

Jakob Ballinger

Gaffer

Anna Behlmer

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

John Morris

Sound Effects Editor

Becky Sullivan

Supervising Sound Editor

Denise Paulson

Makeup Artist

Amelie Marcoux

Visual Effects Coordinator

Jean Ann Black

Makeup Artist

Frédéric Dessains

Stunt Coordinator

Gabriel Yared

Original Music Composer

Joseph P. Reidy

Co-Producer

Michael Vieira

Executive Producer

Chris Brigham

Executive Producer

Holly Goline

Executive Producer

David Stephenson

Production Sound Mixer

Amy Herman

Co-Producer

Laura Harris Atkinson

Dialogue Editor

Chris Cull

Property Master

Reviews:

Reno (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

2016-09-29