

Du côté de la côte
A humorous travelogue of the French Riviera.
November 1, 1958
26m
FR
Agnès Varda
Tongue-in-cheek look at the French Riviera, especially in summer when it overflows with tourists. Reviews its history and famous visitors; displays its faux-exotic buildings, its crowded beaches, its trees and monuments; and, pokes fun at the colors women wear and the vagaries of fashion. The film celebrates the use of "Eden" as a place name, suggesting that paradise comes to the coast after all are gone, perhaps only on a remote island beach.

Roger Coggio
Narrator (voice)

Anne Ollivier
Narrator (voice)

Jacopo Nizi
Souffleur (voice)

Brigitte Bardot
Self (archive footage)


Agnès Varda
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Sophia Loren
Self (archive footage)

Argos films
FR