Such a Pretty Little Beach

During the cold and rainy off-season a man arrives in a seaside town and, giving his name only as Pierre, checks into the only hotel which remains open. His arrival arouses curiosity and a degree of suspicion, as people note that he appears to know the area, yet gives no explanation for his presence at that bleak time of year in the dead-end town.

Such a Pretty Little Beach is a 1949 drama movie directed by Yves Allégret, starring Gérard Philipe, Madeleine Robinson, Jean Servais. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.4/10 from 1,015 votes and runs 1h 31m.