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Film · 2015

By the Sea

Directed by Angelina Jolie · starring Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and Mélanie Laurent

  • 2 h 2 min
  • Drama · Romance
  • USA
  • Released in the UK 11 November 2015
  • 4.6 AverageMovieNCo
  • 3.7 Users6 votes
  • 5.5 Critics7 reviews
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Synopsis

Set in France during the mid-1970s, Vanessa is a former dancer who travels the world with her husband Rolland, an American writer. Although appearing to happiness, they know that they are increasingly distanced from each other. Their journey through Europe leads them to a picturesque seaside village. Entranced by the beauty of the landscape, they decide to stay a while and begin to make contact with the inhabitants of this lovely valley. Including the owner of the café where Rolland drinks coffee while finding inspiration or hotel manager where the couple are staying. Third film directed by Angelina Jolie, the film stars for her, Brad Pitt, Mélanie Laurent, Niels Arestrup, Melvil Poupaud and Richard Bohringer.

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The essentials

Runtime
122 min2 hours and 2 minutes
Budget
$10mUniversal Pictures
How long is By the Sea?
2 hours and 2 minutes (122 minutes).
When was By the Sea released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 11 November 2015.
Who directed By the Sea?
Angelina Jolie.
Who is in By the Sea?
It stars Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Mélanie Laurent and Niels Arestrup.
Where can I watch By the Sea?
In the UK it is available to rent on Apple TV and Prime Video.
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Cast

Full cast (10)
Director
Angelina Jolie
Writers
Angelina Jolie
Producers
Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt

Videos and trailers

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'By the Sea' Trailer 1:155 August 2015

Photos and posters

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Reviews

All 7 reviews
3.7 6 votes
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What the critics say average 5.5 from 7 outlets

  • 8.0 TimeJoe Neumaier Jolie Pitt, in her third film as a director, infuses her original screenplay with a sparseness reminiscent of Hemingway's tales of mislaid love and Michelangelo Antonioni's cinematic alienation. But… Read
  • 6.0 ClarinPablo O. Scholz Jolie Pitt (Angelina as firm now) seems to approach the European art cinema, Antonioni and after two films as director in which she proved antonym of Antonioni. Read
  • 2.5 The WrapAlonso Duraide If 'By the Sea' weren?t so aggressively humorless, it might almost qualify as camp, so unsuccessful is its pursuit of weighty drama. Unintentional laughs are hard to come by here; instead, there are… Read

Soundtrack

All 19 songs
  1. Jane BJane Birkin Spotify
  2. ImaginezCharles Trenet Spotify
  3. Petite Fille AmourJacqueline Taïeb Spotify
  4. Il Faut SavoirCharles Aznavour Spotify

Trivia

  • It's the third feature film directed by actress Angelina Jolie

  • It's the first collaboration between Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt since 2005 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith'

  • The most part of the cast are from France

  • It is the first time in Brad Pitt's nearly 30-year career that he has been directed by a woman.

  • Is a personal movie for Angelina Jolie because it was inspired by the grief of losing her mother in 2007.

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