Slack Bay

Slack Bay (French: Ma Loute) is a 2016 French comedy film directed by Bruno Dumont. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.[3][4] The film is set in a coastal town in north France in 1910.[5][6] The film was shot in several locations in the Pas-de-Calais area.

Slack Bay
Theatrical release poster
Ma Loute
Directed byBruno Dumont
Produced byRachid Bouchareb
Jean Bréhat
Muriel Merlin
Written byBruno Dumont
StarringFabrice Luchini
Juliette Binoche
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
CinematographyGuillaume Deffontaines
Edited byBruno Dumont
Basile Belkhiri
Distributed byMemento Films distribution (France)
Release date
  • 13 May 2016 (2016-05-13) (Cannes)
  • 13 May 2016 (2016-05-13) (France)
Running time
122 minutes
CountryFrance
Germany
LanguageFrench
Budget$7.5 million[1]
Box office$4.7 million[2]

Plot

A well-to-do extended family visits their summer house (the Typhonium) for their annual seaside holidays. They come across a police investigation led by Inspector Machin looking into several disappearances of tourists in the area.

Cast

  • Fabrice Luchini as André Van Peteghem
  • Juliette Binoche as Aude Van Peteghem
  • Valeria Bruni Tedeschi as Isabelle Van Peteghem
  • Jean-Luc Vincent as Christian Van Peteghem
  • Brandon Lavieville as Ma Loute Brufort
  • Raph as Billie Van Peteghem
  • Didier Després as Detective Inspector Machin
  • Cyril Rigaux as Detective Malfoy

References

  1. "Assayas, Dumont, Garcia and Guiraudie: Four aces for the Palme d'Or". Cineuropa.
  2. "Slack Bay (2017) - International Box Office Results - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  3. "2016 Cannes Film Festival Announces Lineup". IndieWire. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  4. "Cannes 2016: Film Festival Unveils Official Selection Lineup". Variety. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  5. "Cannes Film Review: 'Slack Bay'". Variety. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  6. "'Slack Bay' ('Ma Loute'): Cannes Review". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 May 2016.


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