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Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Gilbert Melki, Jean-Marc Barr, Jacques Bonnaffé, Edouard Collin ... see more see more... , Romain Torres , Sabrina Seyvecou , Yannich Baudin , Julien Weber , Sébastien Cormier , Marion Roux , Yannick Baudin

It's Summer Rental meets Blame it on Rio when a French family heads off to the Mediterranean for a sultry summer vacation in the ensemble sex comedy Côte d'Azur, co-directed by Jacques Martineau and O... read more read more...livier Ducastel (The Adventures of Felix). When the head of the clan, Marc (Gilbert Melki), decides to tote his wife, Béatrix (Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi), and his teenage children Laura (Sabrina Seyvecou) and Charly (Romain Torres) off to his childhood beach home on the Riviera, a number of sexy liasons ensue. Charly -- though straight -- must contend with the come-ons of his best friend, Martin, a closeted homosexual infatuated with him for years but too shy to say so. Meanwhile, as Laura takes up with a young biker, Béatrix re-encounters her old boyfriend Mathieu (Jacques Bonnaffé); Marc's ex-flame pops up, too, both former lovers expressing interest in rekindling affairs. Soon, the entire vacation becomes a surfeit of hilarious erotic complications. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 34 min.

Directed by: Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau

Release Date: September 9, 2005

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DVD Release Date: February 7, 2006

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  • September 18, 2005
    [font=Century Gothic]"Cote d'Azur" takes place while a family is on vacation in the south of France. Beatrix and Marc are parents of two teenaged children. The daughter, Laura, is off to Portugal with a biker.(Every parent's worse nightmare - the biker part not Portugal.) Beat... read morerix is okay with this because of her Dutch parentage. The son, Charly, sticks around for his friend Martin to arrive who he has not seen in a year. After some quick observations, Beatrix declares them to be gay lovers.(She's half right.) Again she is perfectly fine with this, even if her husband is a little perturbed. The next person to make an appearance is Beatrix's lover. Complications ensue.[/font]
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    [font=Century Gothic]"Cote d'Azur" is a mildly amusing French sex farce that preaches tolerance. It does have a rather old-fashioned feel to it with an occasional dash of irreverence thrown in. The performances are good and the situations are believable with one major contrivance.[/font]
  • December 15, 2009
    This is the forth movie Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau did together... and they made a real summer movie about husband and wife - Marc (Melki) and Béatrix (Tedeschi)- who take their two kids to the seaside house of Marc's youth. Not much of the family atmosphere though: t... read moreheir daughter takes up with a biker and their son roams the beach with his best friend, who is in love with him. Things get steamier when Béatrix's lover Mathieu shows up, and Marc's old flame appears... The best part of this movie is Valeria Bruni Tedeschi! WOW!

Critic Reviews


Colin Covert
October 13, 2005
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune

The gay-themed film's characters and complications are formula fluff. Full Review

John Monaghan
October 7, 2005
John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press

While Cote d'Azur should be a vacation, it's often more like work just trying to stay engaged.

Ty Burr
September 30, 2005
Ty Burr, Boston Globe

It's a diversion at best and a strained souffle at worst, but it rings enough Gallic changes on the old family-summer- gone-horribly- wrong genre to deliver some unexpectedly sharp laughs. Full Review

Desson Thomson
September 29, 2005
Desson Thomson, Washington Post

Sexually brazen yet also rather sweet. Full Review

Frank Scheck
September 28, 2005
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter

There's no denying the appeal of well-toned half-naked bodies, a sun soaked Mediterranean beach, and -- musical numbers extolling the aphrodisiac qualities of shellfish?

Michael Phillips
September 15, 2005
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune

Sunny little nothing of a French comedy. Full Review

David Ng
September 13, 2005
David Ng, Village Voice

Like many a French summer holiday, Côte d'Azur ends up being pretty, listless, and much too long. Full Review

Stephen Holden
September 9, 2005
Stephen Holden, New York Times

Watching the featherweight French farce Côte d'Azur provides the oxymoronic sensation of looking at a pornographic movie with no real sex. Full Review

Mick LaSalle
September 9, 2005
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

Cote D'Azur is an attempt at a witty, life-affirming sex farce, but it has no truth, wisdom or honesty, and it's barely entertaining. Full Review

Joey Guerra
September 9, 2005
Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle

It's all lots of fun while it lasts, but you'll likely forget about it as soon as the credits roll. Full Review

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