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Une si jolie petite plage (English titles: Such a Pretty Little Beach and Riptide) is a French drama film shot in black-and-white, directed by Yves Allégret and released in 1949. The film stars Gérard Philipe, Madeleine Robinson and Jane Marken.
Such a Pretty Little Beach is dark and dreary and ever so gentle, gracefully combining postwar fatalism with a deep sensitivity that makes it both memorable and immensely effective.
Sep 30, 2023 · Sep 30, 2023. by Ted Davis. Original Title: Une si jolie petite plage. Also Known As: Riptide. Directed by: Yves Allegret. Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film!
The main character of Yves Allégret’s Une si jolie petite plage (US: Such a Pretty Little Beach) is the gloom: the rain never ceases and the gray never lightens in the little seaside town where Pierre (Gérard Philipe) arrives as a hotel guest. Unbeknownst to the locals and the inn keeper Madame Mahieu (Jane Marken) who accommodates him ...
Jun 11, 2015 · The Criterion Collection, a continuing series of important classic and contemporary films presents Such a Pretty Little Beach. Pierre, a young and disillusioned man, arrives at a small hotel in a seaside town in northern France.
Scott Fairgrieve’s review published on Letterboxd: I picked up a Blu-ray copy of this obscure French gem, and what a marvelously melancholic movie it is. The cinematography is outstanding, making the most of the beautiful but desolate, wind=swept beach and the deserted rural village.
Une si jolie petite plage. Directed by: Yves Allégret. Starring: Madeleine Robinson, Gérard Philipe, Jean Servais. Genres: Drama, Poetic Realism. Rated the #36 best film of 1949, and #4914 in the greatest all-time movies (according to RYM users).
