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The Sea Wall details
| Format: | 12 DVD |
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| Starring: | Jean-Claude Brialy, Isabelle Huppert, Gaspard Ulliel, Astrid Berges-Frisbey, Vincent Grass, Jean-Pol Brissart |
| Director: | Rithy Panh |
| Genres: | Drama - Crime, General, World Cinema - Middle East |
| Studio: | AXIOM FILMS INTERNATIONAL LTD |
| Original title | Un Barrage contre le Pacifique |
| Name | Discs | |
|---|---|---|
The Sea Wall |
12 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 55 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 08 Mar 2010 |
| Main languages: | French |
| Subtitles: | English |
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The Sea Wall
By AlexPhillips (41 reviews) from UK , 22 Jan 2010[Highly rated reviewer]
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A good drama. Very little actual masonry going on given the title. The story follows a French colonial family in 1930s Vietnam. Focusing mainly on the lives of the two teenage children as they use their good looks to influence people and support their sick mother.
The film is slow and adds little to its genre, but serves as an interesting lens through which to view other nations feelings about colonialism. This is particularly vivid through the final shot of the movie which shows the area in 2007 suggesting (in my interpretation) that the film attempts to justify colonial expansion through the suggestion that it prepared the ground for contemporary agriculture and industry. Such a view would doubtlessly find little traction in a British film but seems somewhat at home in a French one.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(5)Tedious and slow
By Mickeyschoice (9 reviews) from Sturminster Newton , 24 May 2012[Highly rated reviewer]
Terribly slow and tedious with largely unsympathetic characters, particularly the mother, played by Isabelle Hupert, who was neurotic and hysterical. and did nothing to help her children escape the trap of the failing rice farm and imminent bankruptcy. The moral dilemmas were heavy handed and unconvincing. The pathos was stoked up at the end but this reviewer remained unmoved. Lovely evocative scenery, though.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Not much of a storyline
By NadineS (4 reviews) from London , 25 Apr 2012The Sea Wall gave a good impression of what colonialism was like from a French perspective, but as a film itself it was lacking in many areas.
Although the acting was fine and the setting was convincing, I found the film generally quite dull and kept lapsing into periods of not really paying attenion, because nothing really happened. Obviously I wasn't expecting anything action packed or particularly dramatic, but it was difficult to find any kind of tangible story line.
The best thing about this film is Gaspard Ulliel, who spends the better part of the film shirtless - good for the girls out there if nothing else!- Was this review helpful to you?
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Pretty and dull
By TrogTrident (88 reviews) from Rochdale , 15 Aug 2010French period drama set in Cambodia.
Sets off with a miserable start and continues from there. I would love to tell you about the ending but I never made it past half way.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Superb
By a customer from OXON , 13 Jul 2010Great acting with a superb 30's feel to the film and I really enjoyed it. I think it was based on a true story, whatever its origins, it's definitely one to watch if you enjoy a French film- Was this review helpful to you?
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The Sea Wall
By AlexPhillips (41 reviews) from UK , 22 Jan 2010[Highly rated reviewer]
A good drama. Very little actual masonry going on given the title. The story follows a French colonial family in 1930s Vietnam. Focusing mainly on the lives of the two teenage children as they use their good looks to influence people and support their sick mother.
The film is slow and adds little to its genre, but serves as an interesting lens through which to view other nations feelings about colonialism. This is particularly vivid through the final shot of the movie which shows the area in 2007 suggesting (in my interpretation) that the film attempts to justify colonial expansion through the suggestion that it prepared the ground for contemporary agriculture and industry. Such a view would doubtlessly find little traction in a British film but seems somewhat at home in a French one.- Was this review helpful to you?
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