Across the Sea

Louise returns to her childhood coastal town after a decade away. She rents a room in the house of Antoine, an elderly fisherman whose silent wisdom reminds her of her father. An encounter with Mathieu, her school sweetheart now married with two children, triggers a cascade of memories. This 2025 drama explores not a love triangle, but the space between past and present, where the sea becomes both a boundary and a connecting thread. Director Claude Lefebvre builds the narrative on unspoken words and lingering shots, where what remains off-screen holds greater weight. The film, awarded for Best Cinematography at Cannes, transforms every seaside scene into a painterly canvas.