''Holidays by the Sea'' (french: Ni à vendre ni à louer) is a 2011 French

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Pascal Rabaté Pascal, Pascal's or PASCAL may refer to: People and fictional characters * Pascal (given name), including a list of people with the name * Pascal (surname), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name ** Blaise Pascal, Fre ...

. The film is a cinematic rendering of a comic that Rabaté himself wrote. Like in some films of

Jacques Tati Jacques Tati (; born Jacques Tatischeff, ; 9 October 1907 – 5 November 1982) was a French mime, film-maker, actor and screenwriter. In an ''Entertainment Weekly'' poll of the Greatest Movie Directors, he was voted the 46th greatest of all time ...

, the characters use expressions and gestures instead of dialogues to communicate between them.

Plot

The plot of the film intertwines various unrelated characters and stories of ordinary people on their way to and spending their holidays at a seaside resort.

Cast

Jacques Gamblin Jacques Gamblin is a French actor. Life and career Jacques Gamblin is a French actor. He studied at the Centre dramatique de Caen (Caen Dramatic Arts Centre). Originally, Jacques Gamblin was not destined to act. As a professional technician ...

as Monsieur Cerf-volant *

Maria de Medeiros Maria Esteves de Medeiros Victorino de Almeida, DamSE (born 19 August 1965), known professionally as Maria de Medeiros (), is a Portuguese actress, director, and singer who has been involved in both European and American film productions. Ear ...

as Madame Collier *

François Damiens François Georges Henri Marie Ghislain Joseph Damiens (; born 17 January 1973) is a Belgian actor. Career He has appeared in more than fifty films since 2000. He started out doing hidden camera videos in the 90s and became widely popular in B ...

as Monsieur Fraises * François Morel as The man in the tent * Dominique Pinon as The man in the trailer *

Gustave Kervern Gustave Kervern (born 27 August 1962), also known as Gustave de Kervern and Gustave K/Vern, is a French actor, director and screenwriter. He is best known for his collaboration with Benoît Delépine. Life and career In 2004 he wrote, directed, ...

as Green golfer *

Marie Kremer Marie Kremer (born 15 April 1982 in Uccle) is a Belgian actress. Her first leading role was in the 2003 movie ''I Always Wanted to be a Saint'' (''J'ai toujours voulu être une sainte'')., for which she won the Créteil International Women's Fi ...

as The orphan *

Chantal Neuwirth Chantal Neuwirth (born 1948) is a French actress, who also played on theatre. Theater Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Neuwirth, Chantal 1948 births Living people French stage actresses French film actresses Fren ...

as The widow *

Catherine Hosmalin Catherine Hosmalin is a French actress. Personal life While promoting the movie "Mince Alors", Hosmalin told to Laurent Ruquier Laurent Hugues Emmanuel Ruquier (; born 24 February 1963) is a French television presenter, radio host and com ...

as House's woman

Accolades

The film was nominated for the Crystal Globe at the

46th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival The 46th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from 1 to 9 July 2011. The Crystal Globe was won by ''Restoration'', an Israeli drama film directed by Yossi Madmoni. The second prize, the Special Jury Prize was won by ''Gypsy'', a ...

and Rabaté won the Best Director Award. It was also nominated for the International Jury Award as Best Feature Film at the

São Paulo International Film Festival The São Paulo International Film Festival ( pt, Mostra Internacional de Cinema de São Paulo), also known internationally as Mostra, is an annual film festival held in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. A non-profit event, the festival is organized ...

References

External links

* 2011 films 2011 comedy films French comedy films 2010s French-language films 2010s French films {{2010s-comedy-film-stub