By the Sea
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).
- Director:
- Angelina Jolie ('Unbroken', 'In the Land of Blood and Honey')
- Writer:
- Angelina Jolie
- Cast:
- Angelina JolieBrad PittMélanie LaurentMelvil PoupaudNiels ArestrupRichard BohringerSarah Naudi
Reviews & comments
Variety
pressAlways offers something to tickle the eye and ear, even as it leaves the heart and mind coolly unstirred.
Time Out
pressA so-so film, but its meandering stretches of decaying glamour make it about 10 times more interesting than most Oscar bait.
The Washington Post
pressdazzlingly gorgeous, as are its stars. But peeling back layer upon layer of exquisite ennui reveals nothing but emptiness, sprinkled with stilted sentiments.
The New Yorker
pressThe actors aren't unhinged enough for the scathing conceit, and the script is more of a mechanism than a revelation.
The New York Times
pressA 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.
The Guardian
pressIt’s a vanity project that’s difficult to love, but alluring to unpack.
Hollywood Reporter
pressThere's no catharsis at the end from the journey taken, just relief that it's over.
Variety
pressAlways offers something to tickle the eye and ear, even as it leaves the heart and mind coolly unstirred.
Time Out
pressA so-so film, but its meandering stretches of decaying glamour make it about 10 times more interesting than most Oscar bait.
The Washington Post
pressdazzlingly gorgeous, as are its stars. But peeling back layer upon layer of exquisite ennui reveals nothing but emptiness, sprinkled with stilted sentiments.
The New Yorker
pressThe actors aren't unhinged enough for the scathing conceit, and the script is more of a mechanism than a revelation.
The New York Times
pressA 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.
The Guardian
pressIt’s a vanity project that’s difficult to love, but alluring to unpack.
Hollywood Reporter
pressThere's no catharsis at the end from the journey taken, just relief that it's over.
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