Du côté de la côte (Short 1958)

Du côté de la côte: Directed by Agnès Varda. With Roger Coggio, Anne Olivier, Jacopo Nizi. A humorous travelogue of the French Riviera.

“This magnificent short film was made for the French Tourism Bureau, covering the French Riviera. While it succeeds as a travelogue, it ends up as so much more.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eVarda pays special attention to emphasize the beauty of the region with a very deep reverence with the use of colourful panoramas.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt is also special to see people out and about in an era of a time past. While they may have lived with less liberties than what we have today, they were also less burdened with modern plagues such as too much busyness including those that are self-imposed like smartphone obsessions. Travelogues of France will always be treasures. But for the modern viewer to experience an era of simpler enjoyments is a nostalgic pleasure that is almost indescribable.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT: Directing by Agnès Varda”