The Light
2004 · Movie · TV-14 · 105 min · ★ 6.8 · 64% critics
Returning to her birthplace on a remote Breton island to sell the family home, a woman spends one last night there and uncovers a hidden truth. The story looks back to the 1960s, when an outsider’s brief stay at a lighthouse unsettled a tight-knit community and changed several lives.
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Details
- Original title
- L'Équipier
- Years
- 2004
- Release date
- 2004-11-03
- Language
- French
- Rated
- TV-14
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Critic score
- 64/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (45 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy intimate French dramas about love, memory, and outsiders in closed communities, like Don't Worry, I'm Fine; Not for you if you want fast pacing or a light, upbeat mood.
Pros: atmospheric island setting; strong emotional pull; gripping outsider conflict | Cons: some thin character buildup; familiar forbidden-love setup; occasional exaggerated moments
Themes
- sea
- island
- love of one's life
- lighthouse
- lighthouse keeper
- storm
- extramarital affair
Cast & crew
Sandrine Bonnaire
as Mabé
Anne Consigny
as Camille
Philippe Torreton
as Yvon Le Guen
Grégori Derangère
as Antoine Cassendi
Émilie Dequenne
as Brigitte
Nathalie Besançon
as Jeanne
Martine Sarcey
as Jeanne âgée
Jean Senejoux
as Rémi
Thierry Lavat
as Tinou
- EB
Eric Bonicatto
as Jo
Directed by Philippe Lioret