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See the Sea

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Sasha (Sasha Hails) is a young British woman who lives with her infant daughter in a cottage on the beach. Tatiana (Marina de Van), a strange and hostile young woman, knocks on her door. The campsites are full, she says, and she needs to pitch her tent on Sasha's large yard. Sasha resists at first, but, after Tatiana's forceful insistence, she relents and allows the stranger to set up camp in her yard. They soon develop an odd rapport, but a vague sense of menace hangs in the air.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
3/4
There is a simple situation, involving two women and a baby at an isolated beach cottage, and yet the possibilities are many, and we speculate about first one outcome, then another. Go to Full Review
Amy Taubin Village Voice 01/01/2000
All the more effective for its economy, See the Sea is exactly the length it needs to be. Go to Full Review
Brandon Judell HuffPost 03/17/2017
You'll never look at a toothbrush with a lack of wariness again. Go to Full Review
Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid 05/26/2006
Ozon subtly lets on that something is not quite right here, but keeps us utterly in the dark until the final shocking images. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 06/17/2005
3/5
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. Goatdog's Movies 05/25/2003
4/5
Simple and simply creepy. Go to Full Review
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Dave S 08/05/2024 In Francois Ozon’s feature debut (‘feature’ is probably a stretch since the movie only runs a shade over fifty minutes) See the Sea, a young woman finds herself alone with her infant daughter on a remote vacation island, eagerly awaiting the arrival of her husband who is away on business. When a forceful young woman shows up requesting consent to pitch a tent on the property, things begin to take an unexpected turn. Smartly written with a pair of genuinely interesting characters, See the Sea establishes a sense of foreboding almost from the first shot and subtly but effective ratchets up the tension from that point, all leading to the shocking but almost foreseeable final couple of scenes. It is definitely worth a watch, with the added bonus that if you don’t like it, you haven’t wasted much time. See more 08/10/2022 The greatest 52 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more 04/10/2015 Unforgettable and perfect. See more 09/26/2013 That was a weird experience; Hails's sexiness, beauty, and naive sapphic desire is jarringly offset by de Van's coprophilia and morbidity. Some part of me was hoping the movie was about the former, while another part was just waiting for the latter to pay off. Kinda disappointed in the outcome, but it was an interesting journey nonetheless. See more 12/02/2012 Once again, Ozon explored sexuality and suspension of the humanity. It's an erotic drama that has many depths. It's short but it gives you an uneasy feeling constantly. Nothing was explicitly shown but you could see the symbolism straightaway. The baby was really cute by the way. See more 09/07/2012 Ozon subtly lets on that something is not quite right here, but keeps us utterly in the dark until the final shocking images. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Sasha (Sasha Hails) is a young British woman who lives with her infant daughter in a cottage on the beach. Tatiana (Marina de Van), a strange and hostile young woman, knocks on her door. The campsites are full, she says, and she needs to pitch her tent on Sasha's large yard. Sasha resists at first, but, after Tatiana's forceful insistence, she relents and allows the stranger to set up camp in her yard. They soon develop an odd rapport, but a vague sense of menace hangs in the air.
Director
François Ozon
Producer
Olivier Delbosc, Nicolas Brevière
Screenwriter
Marina de Van, Sasha Hails, François Ozon
Distributor
Zeitgeist Films
Production Co
Local Films, Fidélité Films
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 3, 1997, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 19, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$10.3K
Runtime
52m
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