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Cockles and Muscles

Cockles and Muscles

Comedy · 2005

Crustacés et coquillages is a fresh French comedy film with numerous surprise turnarounds and about the tolerance of a family of four. The family spend an idealistic summer vacation together where each of the family members gets involved in a new or old relationship.

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Cockles and Muscles

2005 Comedy 1h 33m

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6.0 / 10

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Crustacés et coquillages is a fresh French comedy film with numerous surprise turnarounds and about the tolerance of a family of four. The family spend an idealistic summer vacation together where each of the family members gets involved in a new or old relationship.

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Directed by

Olivier Ducastel · Jacques Martineau

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi

Béatrix

Gilbert Melki

Gilbert Melki

Marc

Jean-Marc Barr

Jean-Marc Barr

Didier

Jacques Bonnaffé

Jacques Bonnaffé

Mathieu

Édouard Collin

Édouard Collin

Martin

Romain Torres

Romain Torres

Charly

Sabrina Seyvecou

Sabrina Seyvecou

Laura

Court is in session

Put Cockles and Muscles on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.