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Cockles And Muscles Reviews

2006

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During a balmy summer holiday, Marc (Gilbert Melki) takes his wife Beatrix, (Valeria Bruni Tedeschi) together with their two children, Laura and Charly, to the seaside house of his youth. Unbeknown to Marc, a series of events, confused with love and sexual identity, is about to unravel. His nineteen-year-old Laura, embarks on a .. Read more

Starring	Gilbert Melki, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
Director	Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau, Olivier D
Genres	Drama, Gay/Lesbian

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- âTeenagers are so conventional,â BÃatrix (ValÃria Bruni-Tedeschi) sighs to Marc (Gilbert Melki) after their... read more on Time Out
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- - Ben Walters
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  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:20
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  Lovely Little French Farce
  
  Mum & Dad, Marc & Beatrix, think their son Charly is gay and is sleeping with his best friend Martin ... read more »
  
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  - Sutton Coldfield, UK
  - 03 Nov 2006 at 07:03
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  A laugh from minute 1 onwards...
  
  What a fantastic movie. It started as a coming out movie and ended up as such, but it had so many amazingly funny and unexpected twists. Please watch, you won&#... read more »
  
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- - Blondoner
  - 27 reviews
  - London
  - 16 Apr 2012 at 20:43
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  worth watching
  
  i loved this film it reminds me of early farces of the 30sand 40s.i have to say its very french and som people wont get it..
  
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- - mikey39
  - 4 reviews
  - 23 Jun 2011 at 20:27
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  A very good French Farce
  
  I really enjoyed this French Farce, well acted and the director managed to keep the story line flowing without becoming farcical as can sometime happen. ... read more »
  
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- - OscarFreak
  - 292 reviews
  - London
  - 21 Jan 2011 at 07:18
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  A bit of French fun!
  
  This is an easy watch and centres around a family holiday during which relationships with each other will change forever! Whilst a little bit predictable this ... read more »
  
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  - Mold, N Wales
  - 14 Jan 2011 at 15:34
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  Really Not That Enjoyable
  
  This was not that enjoyable for me and paled into insignificance when set against Beautiful Thing.
  
  It's no more a drama than any of the soaps ... read more »
  
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- - iproposterous
  - 52 reviews
  - Scotland, UK
  - 15 Oct 2010 at 07:32
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  Terrific story line
  
  Very detailed and excellent story line in true French cinema style, presented and filmed well, and acted superbly. Well paced and very funny throughout.
  
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- - idontwantnickname
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  - Tadworth
  - 31 Aug 2010 at 12:11
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  cockles and muussels
  
  A most engaging film and full of fun !
  
  An extremely unusual type of film which deals with this genre in a light hearted kind of way.
  
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  - suffolk
  - 13 May 2010 at 08:34
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  Brilliant French Film
  
  A delightful French film that has an unpredictable outcome similar to a music hall farce.Not Hillarious, but very amusing.The easy to read, English, white ... read more »
  
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- - stortman
  - 16 reviews
  - Bishop's Stortford
  - 03 May 2010 at 23:15
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  No story line
  
  Disappointing film with no real story line. All the characters think about is their sexuality and the acting is either not very good or over the top. Didn'... read more »
  
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- - Mik
  - 7 reviews
  - Hampton
  - 13 Mar 2010 at 22:07
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  mer-velous!
  
  A frisky french romp at the seaside with an assortment of sexual preferences on display. A first rate film, almost in the farce genre, but done with oodles of ... read more »
  
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- - lakebitton
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  - 20 Jan 2010 at 19:28
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  Lovely Little French Farce
  
  Mum & Dad, Marc & Beatrix, think their son Charly is gay and is sleeping with his best friend Martin ... read more »
  
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  - Sutton Coldfield, UK
  - 03 Nov 2006 at 07:03
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  VERY FRENCH
  
  TYPICALLY FRENCH FILM!! VERY GOOD.
  
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  - UK
  - 14 Nov 2006 at 19:13
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  EXCELENT!
  
  Excelent! Amusing, sensitive, beautiful and finishes with a song! What more can you ask! I shall be buying this movie!
  
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- - David Wood
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  - 24 Jan 2007 at 20:45
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  watchable 'comedy'
  
  If you're looking for a light summer movie, heavy on the gay theme, & you're not bothered about a plausible plot, then you'd probably like this ... read more »
  
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  - Scotland
  - 15 Mar 2007 at 02:01
- - 4
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  GORGEOUS & SEXY
  
  A great farce, but sexy with it. Whatever you do, don't miss gorgeous Edouard Collin (Martin) trying on his dildo for the shower scene; it's hilarious... read more »
  
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  - Mike, Leicester
  - 17 Jan 2007 at 19:09
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  oo la la
  
  sexuality explored very openly in this lovely French film that is quirky and romantic and a pleasure to watch
  
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  - 26 Nov 2007 at 09:08
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  Lovely summer movie
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  Everyone talks about Carla Bruni and Sarkozy. Well, he obviously choose the wrong Bruni. As this movie shows, Valeria Bruni is the real attractive one.
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  - LONDON
  - 08 Feb 2008 at 17:45
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  Customer Review
  
  My partner and I both really enjoyed this film. It's fun and quite heart-warming, well-acted and entertaining without being over-dramatic or contrived. ... read more »
  
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  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
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  Good French farce
  
  Usual thing that you'd expect from a French farce. The acting is a little hammy, a seaside setting and a few misunderstandings all merge to make an ... read more »
  
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  - OXON
  - 22 Jul 2008 at 19:59
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  Totally whacky - a real french farce
  
  There is only one true star in this film and that is the shower in the bathroom. It adds a twist to every story line and also acts as a trigger to a lot of the ... read more »
  
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  - Folkestone
  - 01 Oct 2008 at 20:09

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  During a balmy summer holiday, Marc (Gilbert Melki) takes his wife Beatrix, (Valeria Bruni Tedeschi) together with their two children, Laura and Charly, to the seaside house of his youth. Unbeknown to Marc, a series of events, confused with love and sexual identity, is about to unravel. His ...