Synopsis
Summer, 1910. Inspectors Machin and Malfoy investigate the mysterious disappearances of several tourists on the beautiful beaches of Slack Bay, where a strange community of fishermen lives.
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Cast
- Fabrice LuchiniAndré van Peteghem
- Juliette BinocheAude van Peteghem
- Valeria Bruni TedeschiIsabelle van Peteghem
- Jean-Luc VincentChristian van Peteghem
- Brandon LavievilleMa Loute Brufort
- RaphBillie van Peteghem
- Didier DesprésAlfred Machin
- Cyril RigauxMalfoy
- Laura DupréNadège
- Thierry LavievilleL'Eternel Brufort
Recommendations
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The Guardian
Ma Loute is a fascinatingly made film, theatrically extravagant and precise, although perhaps a little over-extended. - 75
IndieWire
Combining savage archetypes with spot-on wit, Slack Bay is a fun, peculiar romp with deeper conceits lurking beneath the surface. - 75
The A.V. Club
In Dumont’s version of agnostic mysticism, paradoxes have often stood in for miracles, but here, where the laws of physics follow Looney Tunes rules, the secular miracle is that Billie is more or less normal — the only character who isn’t a cartoon. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
More weirdly fascinating than genuinely good, this beautifully made, bracingly eccentric and often arch film will generate a measure of strong support but will bewilder more. - 67
The Playlist
From the performances to the repetitive jokes and bizarre actions that have little bearing on anything, Slack Bay exhausts you with its intense spirit. - 60
The Telegraph
Slack Bay is half as long as Quinquin, but still feels too long. Major ensemble scenes (a family banquet, a service on the beach) dawdle indulgently, as if waiting for the joke to start. - 50
The Film Stage
Disappointingly, the film feels like someone trying very hard to imitate Li’l Quinquin, pulling off but a pallid counterfeit. - 50
Screen Daily
This knowingly excessive brew of cartoonish knockabout and macabre comedy horror just isn’t that funny.
