Pauline at the Beach (1983) on Netflix
Pauline, fifteen, spends the end of summer at her cousin Marion's seaside house. On the beach Marion meets Pierre, her old lover, and Henri, a traveler who avoids commitment.
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Plot summary
Marion, who is divorcing, brings her fifteen-year-old cousin Pauline to a seaside house for the end of summer, and quizzes her about her love life; Pauline has had none. On the beach Marion runs into Pierre, a former lover, and meets Henri, an ethnographer who lives in Oceania and keeps free of commitments. The four have dinner and talk about what love is: Marion wants to fall passionately at first sight, Pierre doubts love can form instantly, Henri prizes his freedom, and Pauline mostly listens. That night at a casino Marion chooses Henri over Pierre, who has told her his feelings for her have returned. Pauline meets Sylvain, a boy her own age, on the beach.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Pauline at the Beach (1983)
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- Noah Baumbach originally wanted to title his film Margot at the Wedding "Nicole at the Beach", in reference to Rohmer's Pauline at the Beach, and changed the title once Nicole Kidman was cast.
