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beach patrol

11 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
36 Fillette
36 Fillette
1988 · Catherine Breillat
Baywatch
Baywatch
2017 · Seth Gordon
People on Sunday
People on Sunday
1930 · Robert Siodmak
Don't Make Waves
Don't Make Waves
1967 · Alexander Mackendrick
Ride the Wild Surf
Ride the Wild Surf
1964 · Phil Karlson
Someone like It Cold...
Someone like It Cold...
1963 · Yannis Dalianidis
Evil Under the Sun
Evil Under the Sun
1982 · Guy Hamilton
Through My Window: Across the Sea
Through My Window: Across the Sea
2023 · Marçal Forés
How to Swim
How to Swim
1942 · Jack Kinney
Cruel Jaws
Cruel Jaws
1995 · Frank Miller
Lovers and Other Relatives
Lovers and Other Relatives
1974 · Salvatore Samperi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jacques Tati → France

His film 'Les Vacances de M. Hulot' is a masterpiece of observational comedy set at a beach resort, capturing the absurdities of seaside leisure culture.

Jean-Luc Godard → Switzerland/France

His experimental approach to cinema frequently explored beach settings and coastal spaces as metaphors for modern alienation and social observation.

Newt Arnold → United Kingdom

Her naturalistic films often feature coastal British landscapes and examine liminal beach spaces as settings for intimate character exploration and social tension.

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