Louise by the Shore

'Louise' shows how a little can sometimes go a long way.

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  • Archive - Festival 32
  • Director: Jean-Francois Laguionie
  • France, Canada 2016
  • 75 minutes
  • French
  • Subtitles in Hebrew, English

On the last day of summer, Louise realizes that the last train has departed without her. The elderly woman finds herself alone in a small seaside resort town, abandoned by everyone. The weather quickly turns for the worse followed by the seasonal tides.
Fragile and coquettish, not nearly as well-prepared as a would-be Robinson Crusoe, Louise isn’t likely to make it through the winter. Yet, Louise takes her abandonment as a challenge.

Filmography: The Painting (2011), L'île de Black Mór (2004), A Monkey's Tale (1999), Gwen, the Book of Sand (1985).


  • Director Jean-Francois Laguionie
  • Production Jean-Pierre Lemouland, Galile Marion-Gauvin
  • Script Jean-Francois Laguionie
  • Editing Kara Blake
  • Music Pascal Le Pennec, Pierre Kellner
  • Festivals Annecy, San Sebastian
  • Voices Dominique Frot

Louise by the Shore

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