By the Sea
(2015)Angelina Jolie writes and directs this relationship drama, co-starring with husband Brad Pitt. Set in the 1970s, the film follows a couple who retreat to a gorgeous seaside resort in France, only to be confronted by the reality that their marriage is in crisis. Co-stars French talents Mélanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds), Niels Arestrup (A Prophet) and Melvil Poupaud (Laurence Anyways).
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Directed by Angelina Jolie
Starring Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Mélanie Laurent, Melvil Poupaud, Niels Arestrup, Richard Bohringer, Sarah Naudi
Written by Angelina Jolie
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A so-so film, but its meandering stretches of decaying glamour make it about 10 times more interesting than most Oscar bait. Full Review
It’s a vanity project that’s difficult to love, but alluring to unpack. Full Review
Always offers something to tickle the eye and ear, even as it leaves the heart and mind coolly unstirred. Full Review
There's no catharsis at the end from the journey taken, just relief that it's over. Full Review
dazzlingly gorgeous, as are its stars. But peeling back layer upon layer of exquisite ennui reveals nothing but emptiness, sprinkled with stilted sentiments. Full Review
The Pitts, it must be said, suffer gorgeously. Full Review
The actors aren't unhinged enough for the scathing conceit, and the script is more of a mechanism than a revelation. Full Review
A knowing or at least a ticklishly amusing demonstration of celebrity and its relay of gazes from one of the most looked-at women in the world. Take, watch, she seems to say, this is my body. Full Review
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