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La Dernière Vague
''La Dernière Vague'' (English: ''The Last Wave'') is a 2019 French television series, from Kwaï Television, Paris, in French with six episodes. Premise The setting is the coast of Landes (department), Landes in southwestern France. Eleven surfers are lost in freak weather connected with an unusual cloud. They return, but with mysterious changes and unexplained powers. Production The series was filmed around Contis, near St Julien-en-Born, where there is a distinctive inland lighthouse that features as a significant plot point. International broadcasts A version given the English title of ''The Last Wave'', Dubbing (filmmaking), dubbed into German by Leonine Distribution (:de:Leonine Distribution, de), Munich, was broadcast by ZDFneo from 26 June 2020. Another version, also using ''The Last Wave'' title, keeping the French audio with subtitles in English, began on 25 July 2020 on BBC 4. Ed Power, writing for The Daily Telegraph, The Telegraph, summarized it thusly: "supern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contis Phare 11
Contis is a village, part of the commune of Saint-Julien-en-Born, in the Landes ''département'' of southwest France, on the Atlantic Ocean, which has an extensive beach, ''Contis Plage''. Overview The wide beach of fine sand is popular with sunbathers, swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...s and surfers. A local landmark is Contis Lighthouse (''Contis Phare''). The lighthouse stands 38 metres high and has 192 steps. It is painted white with a spiralling dark stripe, like a ''Barley sugar, sucre d'orge''. It is the only lighthouse from Capbreton to Cap Ferret. Contis village also has shops and services fulfilling the needs of holidaymakers. The French television drama series ''La Dernière Vague'' was filmed around Contis, making use of the distinctive lig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
