Themes: Fish Out of Water, Family Vacations, Nothing Goes Right
Main Cast: Denis Podalydès, Guilaine Londez, Bruno Podalydès, Patrick Pineau, Eric Elmosnino
Release Year: 2001
Country: FR
Run Time: 113 minutes
Plot
A father who is determined to enjoy his vacation even if it kills him hits the high seas -- and the high seas hit back -- in this comedy from France. Jacques Monot (Denis Podalydes) is spending a few weeks of the summer at the seaside with his wife, Albertine (Guilaine Londez), and their four children. However, the resort community where they've landed is not proving to be very entertaining, and Jacques is looking for a way to make their stay more exciting. An encounter with a persuasive (if less than scrupulous) salesman leads to Jacques purchasing a rattletrap sailboat, and despite the fact that he's never handled a sailboat in his life, Jacques decides to take his new craft out for a spin on the ocean with chaotic results. Liberte-Oleron was directed by Bruno Podalydes, the brother of leading man Denis Podalydes; the siblings also collaborated on the film's screenplay. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Cast
Denis Podalydès
Guilaine Londez
Bruno Podalydès
Patrick Pineau
Eric Elmosnino
Marie-Armelle de Guy; Marie Diot; Arnaud Jalbert
Credit
Eric Barboza - Director, Bruno Podalydès - Director, René-Marc Bini - Composer (Music Score), Alain Sarde - Producer, Denis Podalydès - Screenwriter, Bruno Podalydès - Screenwriter
