''Slack Bay'' () is a 2016 French
comedy film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by
Bruno Dumont
Bruno Dumont (; born 14 March 1958) is a French film director and screenwriter. To date, he has directed twelve feature films, all of which border somewhere between realistic drama and the avant-garde.
His films have won several awards at the C ...
. It was selected to compete for the
Palme d'Or
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at the
2016 Cannes Film Festival
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.
Set on the north-west coast of France in the summer of 1910,
with black humour and moments of absurdity the film depicts a confrontation between two families in the midst of a police hunt for missing persons.
Plot
The van Peteghems, rich and inbred industrialists, are visiting their summer mansion above the bay. On the other side of the creek are the Bruforts, fisherfolk with an unusual diet who also ferry people across the bay. The police are investigating because several visitors to the bay have never returned.
The eldest son of the Bruforts, called Ma Loute, falls in love with Billie, the eldest van Peteghem girl. When he discovers she has male organs, in disgust he takes her to the family farm where they store their meat. There she is kept with her mother and uncle, also destined for the cooking pot. With three of the influential van Peteghems missing, the police call in the army. Ma Loute, maybe with some scruples, dumps the three captives in the dunes, where they are found and rejoin their family.
Ma Loute finds happiness with the van Petteghem's maid, who is working class and wholly female. The unfortunate Billie faces an uncertain future.
Cast
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Fabrice Luchini
Fabrice Luchini (; born Robert Luchini; 1 November 1951) is a French stage and film actor. He has appeared in films such as '' Potiche'', '' The Women on the 6th Floor'', and '' In the House''.
Life and career
Fabrice Luchini was born in Paris, ...
as André van Peteghem
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Juliette Binoche
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as Aude van Peteghem, André's sister
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Valeria Bruni Tedeschi as Isabelle van Peteghem, André's wife and cousin
* Jean-Luc Vincent as Christian van Peteghem, Isabelle's brother and André's cousin
* Brandon Lavieville as Ma Loute Brufort
* Raph as Billie van Peteghem, Aude's incestuous daughter
* Didier Després as Detective Inspector Machin
* Cyril Rigaux as Detective Malfoy
References
External links
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2016 films
2016 comedy films
French comedy films
2010s French-language films
Films directed by Bruno Dumont
Films set in France
Films set in 1910
2010s French films