La sirène à barbe

This movie takes you to Dieppe, a small harbor town in the North of France. A group of male and female performers headed by Beluga ('Maman') bring their theatre show in the evenings to a mixed audience of drinkers, fishermen and partygoers. The artists form their own little community, are close friends and at a distance at the same time. I enjoyed this low budget film, filmed in only 12 days, because it is sincere and real. The actors with the exception of Beluga, who has directed the film, are playing themselves. In real life they bring their show in an old movie theatre in the town centre of Dieppe. I found it inspiring and hopeful.