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Critics Consensus: The House by the Sea takes an unhurried approach to its varied themes -- and rewards viewers' patience with a solidly well-acted character-driven drama.
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Critic Consensus: The House by the Sea takes an unhurried approach to its varied themes -- and rewards viewers' patience with a solidly well-acted character-driven drama.
All Critics (24) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (22) | Rotten (2)
However well-intentioned and well-crafted, there is something self-regarding and stagey in its narrative contrivances.
Guediguian remains very tuned in to the myriad problems associated with living in a village and on the coast in the 21st century.
"The House by the Sea" feels like the work of a filmmaker gazing back over his own filmography as one might across a sparkling blue sea, and observing its tides.
It's a bit hodgepodge, but the three actors are poignantly convincing together.
Perhaps something was lost in translation here, and the original French dialogue makes more sense or is less irritatingly trite. But even if that is the case, lazy story work and a uniformly bad cast still sink The House by the Sea.
It's beautifully done. Perfectly balanced. Always compassionate.
So the film throws up a tangle of interesting ideas. It gradually becomes more nuanced than it at first appears as its characters slowly become more rounded and sympathetic.
It's well-meaning and the naturalistic performances are persuasive. But there's a certain rheumatic stiffness to the writing, which treads rather heavily as it negotiates themes that would benefit from a lighter step.
Children and parents, love and death, memories, class and values and this is the little world and world at large. Go and watch this film if you like your films slow, melodic and thoughtful!
A languorous look at family and modernity that only just manages to give each their due.
Anyone who enjoys classic French art house drama will find plenty to relish here.
Robert Guediguian avoids melodrama, allowing space for actors to create realistically messy characters who are easy to identify with.
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