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Slack Bay

Original title: Ma Loute
  • 20162016
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 2h 2m
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6.0/10
4.6K
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35,709
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Slack Bay (2016)
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In the early 20th century, at the Pas de Calais, people mysteriously disappear as Ma Loute, son of the local fishermen family, and Billie, daughter of the snobbish Van Peteghems, fall in lov... Read allIn the early 20th century, at the Pas de Calais, people mysteriously disappear as Ma Loute, son of the local fishermen family, and Billie, daughter of the snobbish Van Peteghems, fall in love each other.In the early 20th century, at the Pas de Calais, people mysteriously disappear as Ma Loute, son of the local fishermen family, and Billie, daughter of the snobbish Van Peteghems, fall in love each other.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
4.6K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
35,709
12,610
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    • Director
      • Bruno Dumont
    • Writer
      • Bruno Dumont(dialogue)
    • Stars
      • Fabrice Luchini
      • Juliette Binoche
      • Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Bruno Dumont
    • Writer
      • Bruno Dumont(dialogue)
    • Stars
      • Fabrice Luchini
      • Juliette Binoche
      • Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
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    • 26User reviews
    • 122Critic reviews
    • 66Metascore
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 15 nominations

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    Juliette Binoche and Jean-Luc Vincent in Slack Bay (2016)
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    Fabrice Luchini
    Fabrice Luchini
    • André Van Peteghem
    Juliette Binoche
    Juliette Binoche
    • Aude Van Peteghem
    Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
    Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
    • Isabelle Van Peteghem
    Jean-Luc Vincent
    Jean-Luc Vincent
    • Christian Van Peteghem
    Brandon Lavieville
    • Ma Loute Brufort
    Raph
    Raph
    • Billie Van Peteghem
    Didier Després
    Didier Després
    • Alfred Machin
    Cyril Rigaux
    • Malfoy
    Laura Dupré
    • Nadège
    Thierry Lavieville
    • L'Eternel Brufort
    Caroline Carbonnier
    • La mère Brufort
    Manon Royère
    Manon Royère
    • Blanche Van Peteghem
    Lauréna Thellier
    Lauréna Thellier
    • Gaby Van Peteghem
    Maya Sarac
    • La dame à l'ombrelle jaune
    Noah Noulard
    • Cloclo Brufort
    Julian Teiten
    • Patte Brufort
    Noa Creton
    • Ti-Louis Brufort
    Fabien Fenet
    • L'ecclésiastique
    • Director
      • Bruno Dumont
    • Writer
      • Bruno Dumont(dialogue) (screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      The second of Bruno Dumont's films to employ some professional actors rather than only amateurs after Camille Claudel 1915 (2013), which already starred Juliette Binoche.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Invitation au voyage: Bruno Dumont: Nordfrankreichs raue Schönheit (2020)
    • Soundtracks
      BARBERINE: PRELUDE AU 2ème ACTE
      Composed by Guillaume Lekeu

      Performed by Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège

      © Domaine Public

      (p) Ricercar / Outhere Music

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    8/10
    La Belle et Malade Epoque
    The centennial anniversary of the breaking of WWI was an opportunity for several books to be written and films to be made (most of them documentaries) not only about the war itself, but also about the years that preceded it. Those were the finals years of a period that had started at the end of the Franco – Prussian war in 1870 and had seen a period of more than four decades of peace, never encountered in the written history of Europe. For many people living it those times La Belle Epoque seemed to signal an apparent stability based on the balance between the power of a few Empires and Republics. A middle class appeared in Europe allowing for economic development, arts flourished, and life was good for many. Yet, the political tensions were present at the level of the relations between the big powers in Europe, and many of the national societies were sick. Which is exactly the theme of Bruno Dumont's film 'Ma Loute'.

    Dumont is one of the masters of a cinema sub-genre which I will call 'films about degenerated people' (or social, or family relations, or a combination of these. Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet 's Delicatessen is another example of the genre, so is Dogtooth by Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos. 'Ma Loute' not only takes the genre one step ahead because of the quality of the execution, but also provides political and historical dimensions by locating the story of mysterious disappearances, social conflict between the rich tourists and the poor fishermen and a love story which is impossible for many reasons in a precise place – the North-West of France close to Calais and time – the end of La Belle Epoque.

    Viewers should be warned that this is no easy film to watch. 5% of the audience walked out the theater I was in. Among those who stayed I suspect that half disliked what they have seen, with the negative reactions between considering the theme disgusting to ridiculous. The acting style is also very heavily and intentionally exaggerated. It is the description of sick families, of hateful relations between classes, of a non-functional society at all levels. The fact that all these seem to get some rational explanation may satisfy for a moment, but then the film slides in a combination of grotesque and fantastic (the levitation scenes) that is close to genial. Watching fine actors as Fabrice Luchini, Juliette Binoche,or Valeria Bruni Tedeschi is of course a delight but do not expect them to act like in any other movies that you have seen with them in the past. The young couple acted by Brandon Lavieville and Raph both at their first film add some level of innocence, but all is under the sign of the deformed mirrors here.

    'Ma Louche' is a very different kind of cinema experience, viewers take risks watching it, and they are rewarded with a surprise which according to taste and approach can be very good or very unpleasant.
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    • Aug 18, 2016

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    • Release date
      • May 13, 2016 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Germany
      • Belgium
    • Official sites
      • 3B Productions (France)
      • Memento Films International (France)
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La bahía
    • Filming locations
      • Wissant, Pas-de-Calais, France
    • Production companies
      • 3B Productions
      • Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion GmbH
      • Pallas Film
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    • Budget
      • €7,209,690 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $112,621
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,925,446
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 2 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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