THE HOUSE BY THE SEA

By a bay near Marseille lies a villa owned by an old man. His children have gathered by his side for his last days: Angela, Joseph and Armand, the only one who stayed behind. It’s time for them to weigh up what they have inherited of their father’s ideals and the community spirit he created.

Robert Guédiguian has been making fiercely leftist films about the working class in his hometown of Marseille for over three decades. Starring his regular group of collaborators, this compassionate and astonishingly beautiful drama—rich in political subtext—is the highlight of a remarkable career.