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L'année des méduses (1984)
Tedious, Sometimes Insufferable
A tedious, drawn out film about rich French people lounging on the beach, screwing each other and playing social power games.
Main character is a narcissistic teenage girl who likes to manipulate and seduce people.
None of the characters are likeable and are hardly relatable. They are all vapid and sometimes despicable. That is probably the point of the film, but it is difficult to suspend your disbelief when you can't relate to a single character in the film.
The movie did not need to be two hours long. There is probably a combined total 30+ minutes of close-up shots of the lead actress just staring past the camera.
The only redeemable parts about the film are that it does a good job of immersing the viewer in the setting, is sometimes sexy and has good cinematography and editing.