Holidays by the Sea (French: Ni à vendre ni à louer) is a 2011 French comedy film directed by Pascal Rabaté.[1][2] The film is a cinematic rendering of a comic that Rabaté himself wrote. Like in some films of Jacques Tati, the characters use expressions and gestures instead of dialogues to communicate between them.[3]

Holidays by the Sea
Directed byPascal Rabaté
Written byPascal Rabaté
Produced byXavier Delmas
StarringJacques Gamblin
Maria de Medeiros
François Damiens
CinematographyBenoît Chamaillard
Release date
  • 29 June 2011 (2011-06-29)
Running time
77 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Plot

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The plot of the film intertwines various unrelated characters and stories of ordinary people on their way to and spending their holidays at a seaside resort.[3]

Cast

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Accolades

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The film was nominated for the Crystal Globe at the 46th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and Rabaté won the Best Director Award. It was also nominated for the International Jury Award as Best Feature Film at the São Paulo International Film Festival.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 120. ISBN 978-1908215017.
  2. ^ "Holidays by the Sea". Cleveland Film. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Archive of films - Holidays by the Sea". kviff.com. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  4. ^ "35ª MOSTRA (2011) - Holidays by the Sea". mostra.org. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
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