A penetrating study of a marriage on the rocks, set against the backdrop of a small Mediterranean fishing village. Both a stylized depiction of the complicated relationship between a married couple and a documentary-like look at the daily struggles of the inhabitants of Sète in the South of France.
La Pointe courte is of 1 hour(s) and 20 minute(s). It is Produced By: Ciné-Tamaris. It was released on 1956-01-04. It has an average vote of 6.875 on TMDB.
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