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Cote d'Azur (2005)

Cote d'Azur (2005)
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It's Summer Rental meets Blame it on Rio when a French family heads off to the Mediterranean for a sultry summer vacation in the ensemble sex comedy Côte d'Azur, co-directed by Jacques Martineau and Olivier Ducastel (The Adventures of Felix). When the head of the clan, Marc (Gilbert Melki), decides to tote his wife, Béatrix (Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi), and his teenage children Laura (Sabrina Seyvecou) and Charly (Romain Torres) off to his childhood beach home on the Riviera, a number of sexy liasons ensue. Charly -- though straight -- must contend with the come-ons of his best friend, Martin, a closeted homosexual infatuated with him for years but too shy to say so. Meanwhile, as Laura takes up with a young biker, Béatrix re-encounters her old boyfriend Mathieu (Jacques Bonnaffé); Marc's ex-flame pops up, too, both former lovers expressing interest in rekindling affairs. Soon, the entire vacation becomes a surfeit of hilarious erotic complications. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

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Starring:
Valeria Bruni-TedeschiGilbert Melki, (more)
Director(s):
Jacques MartineauOlivier Ducastel, (more)
Format(s):
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Synopsis of Cote d'Azur

It's Summer Rental meets Blame it on Rio when a French family heads off to the Mediterranean for a sultry summer vacation in the ensemble sex comedy Côte d'Azur, co-directed by Jacques Martineau and Olivier Ducastel (The Adventures of Felix). When the head of the clan, Marc (Gilbert Melki), decides to tote his wife, Béatrix (Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi), and his teenage children Laura (Sabrina Seyvecou) and Charly (Romain Torres) off to his childhood beach home on the Riviera, a number of sexy liasons ensue. Charly -- though straight -- must contend with the come-ons of his best friend, Martin, a closeted homosexual infatuated with him for years but too shy to say so. Meanwhile, as Laura takes up with a young biker, Béatrix re-encounters her old boyfriend Mathieu (Jacques Bonnaffé); Marc's ex-flame pops up, too, both former lovers expressing interest in rekindling affairs. Soon, the entire vacation becomes a surfeit of hilarious erotic complications. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
93 mins

Complete Cast of Cote d'Azur


Director(s):
Jacques MartineauOlivier Ducastel
Writer(s):
Jacques MartineauOlivier Ducastel
Producer(s):
Robert GuédiguianNicolas Blanc
Categories:
Independent FilmsComedy
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    Angelcat L.

    This movie was so much fun, I had to watch it twice; Once with subtitles, and once without. It made me home sick! All the characters were loveable, the plot is sneaky and full of surprises; there is a French twist at the end, that will leave you singing and dancing! Highly recommended!

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    James V.

    A sweet French bubble that floats along, rarely touching ground while dealing with such heavy-duty themes as coming to terms with your sexuality and the generation gap, COTE D'AZUR ("Crustaces et Coquillages" was the original title) turns out to be quite a delight. Anchored by superb performances from Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi and Gilbert Melki as the parents, and helped mightily by everyone else in the fine cast, this important trifle from the writing/directing team of Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau (who've already graced us with some other fine trifles: "Jeanne and the Perfect Guy," "My Life on Ice" and their splendid "The Adventures of Felix") will have you considering sex, family, love and relationships from quite a different viewpoint. Ducastel & Martineau acknowledge the difficulties (AIDS, for one) but never allow this to destroy their joie de vivre. How very French, you say. Exactly, but why just French? Let's make it international.

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    Adam C.

    This French film deals with sexuality like no American film could (well, I guess AMERICAN BEAUTY tried, but that was a very dark film; this film is funny and whimsical). The characters and dialogue are smart, and the French humor is a nice change of pace from Hollywood comedies. The part where I lost interest was when the homosexuality started to get graphic, and the end is downright silly- not a fitting ending for an otherwise intelligent screenplay. I would still recommend it for cinephiles and gay men; it's entertaining.

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