Seaside

This excellent film about one year in the life of a second-tier resort town on France's northern coast is better served by the title that actually appears onscreen: PEBBLES. The smooth black stones that cover the town's beach sustain many of its year-round residents — the pebble plant is the primary industry — but they're also the reason vacationers who prefer sandy beaches spend their summers elsewhere. This once select resort has lost some of its luster, and though some regulars, like Anne (Ludmila Mikael) and her family, return yearly for les grandes vacances, locals like Paul (Jonathan Zaccai) and his girlfriend Marie (Helene Fillieres) are havin...