By the Sea

A marriage plot set against the French coast, because nothing says passion like existential drift in 16mm. An American writer and his dancer wife settle into a sleepy seaside hotel, watching their silence accumulate like tide lines. It’s less about what happens and more about how long you can stare at Brad Pitt’s brooding profile before craving a real conversation.

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Angelina Jolie directed By the Sea in 2015. See Angelina Jolie's full filmography, where to start with Angelina Jolie, or where to go after you've seen everything by Angelina Jolie.

By the Sea was released in 2015 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 122 minutes.