The Sea Wall (French: Un barrage contre le Pacifique) is a 2008 film by Cambodian director Rithy Panh in a French/Cambodian/Belgian co-production.[2] The film opened on 7 January 2009 in France. It was adapted from the 1950 novel The Sea Wall by Marguerite Duras.[3] The novel had previously been adapted as This Angry Age by René Clément in 1958.
The Sea Wall | |
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Directed by | Rithy Panh |
Written by | Marguerite Duras (novel) Rithy Panh Michel Fessler |
Produced by | Cati Couteau Catherine Dussart |
Cinematography | Pierre Milon |
Edited by | Marie-Christine Rougerie |
Music by | Marc Marder |
Distributed by | Axiom Films (UK and Ireland) |
Release dates |
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Countries | France Cambodia Belgium |
Language | French |
Budget | $7.1 million |
Box office | $1.6 million[1] |
Cast
edit- Isabelle Huppert as Mother
- Gaspard Ulliel as Joseph
- Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey as Suzanne
- Stéphane Rideau as Agosti
- Randal Douc as Monsieur Jo
- Duong Vanthon as Corporal
- Lucy Harrison as Carmen
- Vincent Grass as Father Bart
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Un barrage contre le Pacifique (2009) - JPBox-Office".
- ^ The Sea Wall at AllMovie
- ^ Duras, Marguerite (1986). The Sea Wall. ISBN 0060970537.
External links
edit- The Sea Wall at IMDb
- The Sea Wall at Rotten Tomatoes
- Un Barrage Contre Le Pacifique (2008)
- Find Articles at BNET