Du côté de la côte
DocumentaryShort
A humorous travelogue of the French Riviera.
Director
Agnès Varda
Writers
N/A
Stars
Roger Coggio, Anne Ollivier, Jacopo Nizi
Release Date
December 24, 2019
Language
French
Country
France
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🎭 Top Cast
Roger Coggio
as Self - Récitant
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Anne Ollivier
as Self - Récitante
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Jacopo Nizi
as Self - Souffleur
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Sound
Mono
Filming Location
Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Production
Argos Films
🏷️ Keywords
catfrench rivieratourismfestivalarchitecture
🎯 Categories
FrenchDocumentaryShort
⭐ Featured Review
beautiful travelogue soaked in irony and sarcasm
"The same Criterion disc featuring the 1965 masterpiece "Le Bonheur" also features a copy of Varda's sarcastic 1958 travelogue Du côté de la côte, a 25-minute portraits of the Côte d'Azur mixing beautiful color footage of Cannes, Nice, etc with witty and sometimes nasty narration/commentary by an unseen man and a woman that serves to condemn the shallow luxury of the place. A fascinating piece that deserves more attention in this director's great filmography, and an interesting work in the very French category of essayistic films that can on one level be read as "s..."
💡 Did You Know?
The French nickname for the Côte d'Azur is: Eden.
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📖 Synopsis
A humorous travelogue of the French Riviera.