When the Sea Rises (Quand la Mer Monte...) (2004)
Average Rating: 6.5/10
Reviews Counted: 20
Fresh: 18 | Rotten: 2
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Average Rating: 6.5/10
Critic Reviews: 8
Fresh: 7 | Rotten: 1
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When the Sea Rises... is the first film written and directed by actress Yolande Moreau (who also stars in the film) and cinematographer Gilles Porte (who also shot the film). Moreau stars as Irène, who is traveling the north of France performing her one-woman show. In the stage show, Irène plays a loud, obese, ugly (she wears a clownish mask) woman who comically confesses murder to the audience. At each performance, she pulls a random man out of the crowd and makes him her accomplice/lover in a
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All Critics (20) | Top Critics (8) | Fresh (18) | Rotten (2) | DVD (5)
When the Sea Rises remains a strangely sad love story of rare poetic power.
Top CriticAn eccentric French comedy that is never quite as charming as it intends to be.
A charming, accessible movie that spotlights Moreau's talent against a fanciful cinematic backdrop.
It's nice to see a love story that deals with mature people. We're not likely to get anything like it from Hollywood.
It's a bountiful showcase for Moreau, whose lopsided, squinty beauty grows on you just as it grows on the drifter who eagerly volunteers from the audience each night.
Graced with a magnetic lead performance by Yolande Moreau, this French-Belgian movie follows the road tour of a middle-aged solo comedienne through northern France.
Magical and enchanting.
[When the Sea Rises] treads lightly, but leaves little impression.
An interesting and at times poignant blend of fact and fiction.
It's a distinct and bittersweet story about how romance, however fleeting, can pop up in the most unexpected places.
A bittersweet, if somewhat slight, slice of thespian life and love.
An unlikely romance, one that is impossible not to root for, despite the suggestion of menace that always remains close to the surface.
A delightful romantic comedy about two lovable eccentrics who enjoy playing together.
The film's intimacy is not unlike the similarly wistful romance on the road Lost in Translation or the fanciful My Summer of Love.
Wondrous quiet acting by all involved.
A nicely-developed tale of an unlike romance.
A quirky ode to transient romance and a showbizer's life on the road.
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Foreign Titles
- Wenn die Flut kommt (DE)
- Quand la mer monte... (FR)
