Crustacés & Coquillages

For the song called "Cockles and Mussels", see Molly Malone.

Crustacés & Coquillages
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Olivier Ducastel Jacques Martineau
Written by	Olivier Ducastel Jacques Martineau
Produced by	Nicolas Blanc
Starring	Valeria Bruni Tedeschi Jean-Marc Barr Gilbert Melki Jacques Bonnaffé Édouard Collin Romain Torres Sabrina Seyvecou
Cinematography	Matthieu Poirot-Delpech
Edited by	Dominique Galliéni
Music by	Philippe Miller
Distributed by	Bac Films
Release dates	12 February 2005 (2005-02-12) (Berlinale) 30 March 2005 (2005-03-30) (France)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	€2.2 million
Box office	$2.4 million

Crustacés & Coquillages (lit. "Crustaceans & shellfish") is a 2005 French comedy-drama film written and directed by Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau. It is released in Northern America as Côte d'Azur and in the United Kingdom and Ireland as Cockles & Muscles.

Plot

Marc has inherited the house of his late aunt on the Côte d'Azur and takes the family there on for their summer holiday, leaving their home in Paris. Charly, who has never had a girlfriend, is thought to be gay by his parents and Martin, who is gay, is also staying with them. Béatrix's lover Mathieu arrives in the village and manages to sneak opportunities to be with her. When Martin goes out one night to the local gay cruising area (an old fort on a nearby hillside) Charly follows him and meets Didier. After realizing he isn't gay, he calls Didier for help when the hot water stops working. Didier then meets Marc and they realize how much they missed each other from when Marc used to visit the area in his youth. Throughout everyone eats much fruits de mer, especially sea violets. At the end everyone sings a song called "Fruits de mer", each with their preferred partner.

Cast

• Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi – Béatrix
• Gilbert Melki – Marc, her husband
• Jean-Marc Barr – Didier, a local plumber and Marc's former lover
• Jacques Bonnaffé – Mathieu, Béatrix's lover
• Romain Torres – Charly, son of Béatrix and Marc
• Édouard Collin – Martin, Charly's friend
• Sabrina Seyvecou – Laura, daughter of Béatrix and Marc
• Julien Weber – Sylvain, boyfriend of Martin

Critical response

The film received mixed reviews from critics. The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 51% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 51 reviews, with an average score of 5.6/10. The site's consensus reads, "This listless, albeit sexually charged, French farce is too lightweight to make any impact despite its whimsical qualities.". Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 47 out of 100, based on 19 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Accolades

Award / Film Festival	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result
Berlin International Film Festival	Europa Cinemas Label		Won
European Film Awards	People's Choice Award for Best Actor	Jean-Marc Barr	Nominated

External links

• Crustacés & Coquillages at IMDb
• Côte d'Azur at AllMovie
• Côte d'Azur at Rotten Tomatoes
• Côte d'Azur at Metacritic
• Côte d'Azur at Box Office Mojo