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Along with Ms. Ogier, these four actresses [Fillières, Lizana, Mïkaël, Rovère] are the best reasons to see Seaside. Aug 15, 2003 | Full Review…
Along with Ms. Ogier, these four actresses [Fillières, Lizana, Mïkaël, Rovère] are the best reasons to see Seaside.
Andrew Sarris
Effective, if less than urgent. Aug 6, 2003 | Rating: 2.5/4
Effective, if less than urgent.
John Anderson
Touching, amusing, sometimes compelling, Seaside is ultimately little more revealing than a weekend visit. It's a sheaf of captivating postcards. Aug 6, 2003
Touching, amusing, sometimes compelling, Seaside is ultimately little more revealing than a weekend visit. It's a sheaf of captivating postcards.
Bob Campbell
[Lopes-Curval's] achievement is so particularly -- and peculiarly -- realized, evoking the enforced parameters and rhythms of small-town life, that the movie itself begins to feels restrictive. Aug 6, 2003 | Rating: 2/5
[Lopes-Curval's] achievement is so particularly -- and peculiarly -- realized, evoking the enforced parameters and rhythms of small-town life, that the movie itself begins to feels restrictive.
Elvis Mitchell
The story is familiar and the direction doesn't break any new ground. Still, Lopes-Curval's excellent ensemble cast makes Seaside pleasurable viewing. Aug 6, 2003 | Rating: 2.5/4
The story is familiar and the direction doesn't break any new ground. Still, Lopes-Curval's excellent ensemble cast makes Seaside pleasurable viewing.
V.A. Musetto
Compare it to what passes for sophisticated filmmaking in this country and the movie becomes a living instrument of cinematic humanism. Aug 5, 2003
Compare it to what passes for sophisticated filmmaking in this country and the movie becomes a living instrument of cinematic humanism.
Michael Atkinson
A poignant and often charming but always understated look at drifting lives. Feb 11, 2005 | Rating: 3/4
A poignant and often charming but always understated look at drifting lives.
Duane Dudek
Poles-Curval balances the banal with the sublime in this simply remarkable and very French film. Jun 25, 2004 | Full Review…
Poles-Curval balances the banal with the sublime in this simply remarkable and very French film.
Les Wright
If you were lolling on the beach, casting your eyes at the scantily clad folks around you and overhearing bits of their conversations, it would be akin to the experience of watching Seaside. Jan 2, 2004 | Rating: 3/4
If you were lolling on the beach, casting your eyes at the scantily clad folks around you and overhearing bits of their conversations, it would be akin to the experience of watching Seaside.
Chris Hewitt
The film's simple beauty lies in the way that Lopes-Curval effortlessly equates life to a passing season. Jan 1, 2004 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
The film's simple beauty lies in the way that Lopes-Curval effortlessly equates life to a passing season.
Ed Gonzalez
Stifled passion isn't necessarily engaging, and by focusing on too many characters, it's tough to care about all of these drifting souls. Aug 15, 2003 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…
Stifled passion isn't necessarily engaging, and by focusing on too many characters, it's tough to care about all of these drifting souls.
E! Staff
Rarely does a filmmaker emerge so wholly formed, creating a miniature masterpiece first time out. Aug 9, 2003 | Full Review…
Rarely does a filmmaker emerge so wholly formed, creating a miniature masterpiece first time out.
Rex Roberts
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