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- All the trademarks of an Éric Rohmer movie are here: the lush, postcard-perfect locales, the languid, wandering conversations, the suggestion of intimacy, and the ruthless pull of temptation.
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Mar 24, 2021 · Richard Brody writes about the French film director Éric Rohmer’s œuvre, which is animated by a lyrical intellectualism and informed by his right-wing conservatism.
- The Bakery Girl of Monceau
- Claire’s Knee
- My Girlfriend’S Boyfriend
- My Night at Maud’s
- Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle
- Pauline at The Beach
- The Aviator’s Wife
- La Collectionneuse
- Love in The Afternoon
- The Green Ray
Rohmer’s black and white short filmThe Bakery Girl of Monceau kicked off the director’sSix Moral Tales series in 1962. We follow the unnamed narrator around Paris as he falls in love with a woman he frequently sees in the street. After finally plucking up the courage to speak to her, she disappears, leading the young student to search for her. Duri...
Acting as the fifth instalment in the Six Moral Tales series, Claire’s Kneeis one of Rohmer’s most visually stunning films. Set against the backdrop of Lake Annecy, dandyish Jerome finds himself faced with an intense desire to touch the knee of Claire, an 18-year-old girl who couldn’t care less about him. The film explores the ageing man’s preoccup...
Rohmer’s Comedies and Proverbs series gave women a central role, and My Girlfriend’s Boyfriendis no exception. The film explores the friendship between Blanche and Lea and the intermingling of relationships as they become involved with each other’s boyfriends. The filmmaker’s observation of French young professionals is set against a backdrop of th...
Starring the late Jean-Louis Trintignant as Jean-Louis, a serious and religious engineer, My Night at Maud’s led Rohmer to gain international recognition, earning him anAcademy Award nominationfor Best Foreign Language Film and Best Original Screenplay. The film’s main theme, which sees Jean-Louis spend the night with the intelligent and beautiful ...
Released amidst the Comedies and Proverbs, although not an official instalment, Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle is one of Rohmer’s most progressive films. Containing an almost entirely female cast, aside from the few male characters that antagonise the protagonists, the film revels in the beauty of female friendship. We follow the naïve a...
Pauline at the Beachis perhaps one of Rohmer’s most accessible films, functioning as a romantic comedy full of wit and tenderness. We follow Pauline, a 14-year-old girl who is holidaying with her older cousin, Marion. The pair encounter Pierre, an old lover of Marion’s on the beach, as well as an overly-charming stranger, Henri, and a teenage boy, ...
The first film of the Comedies and Proverbs, The Aviator’s Wife, remains one of the strongest instalments in the series, combining light-hearted Hitchcockian suspense with great emotional depth and a standout performance by Rohmer-favourite Marie Riviere. Rohmer takes us on a journey of amateur espionage, clearly inspired by Vertigo, as Philippe Ma...
Marking Rohmer’s first foray into colour film, the filmmaker utilises the benefits of colour to create a visual feast in La Collectionneuse, focusing on the gorgeous natural landscapes of St. Tropez that play host to the immature ramblings and games of two men, Adrien and Daniel. The pair of self-righteous men – reminiscent of the protagonist ofThe...
Set in a post-1968 France, protagonist Frederic is caught between the traditionalism he has been raised with, and the blossoming liberalism of his surroundings. Love in the Afternoon is a sophisticated look at a man tempted by infidelity, yet also stresses the love he feels for his wife. Featuring French icon Zouzou as the object of his desire, the...
Shot on gorgeous 16mm, The Green Ray is one of cinema’s most underrated explorations of loneliness and drifting. We follow Delphine (Marie Riviere’s greatest performance) as she restlessly attempts to enjoy her holiday after her relationship breakdown. Floating between friends and strangers, Delphine cannot find real happiness until she immerses he...
Feb 9, 2020 · Rohmer. Rohmer is a significant figure in the French New Wave, Rohmer really picked up when frankly the best of Godard had come and gone in 1967. Rohmer’s camera style is straightforward, but the placement of objects in the frame and entire mise-en-scene is essential to him.
1. Full Moon in Paris. 1984 1h 41m R. 7.3 (5.4K) Rate. Louise is a suburban young interior decorator divided between a boyfriend, a lover (who is married) and the wish of having some fulfillment and some balance in her life. A change to reach some independence comes when she rents a small apartment.
Foregoing carefully crafted realism for a deliberately theatrical style, Rohmer brilliantly evokes the art and sensibility of the medieval era. The concluding part of ‘The Tales of the Four Seasons’ is a light-hearted romantic comedy set in the vineyards of the Rhone Valley.
Dec 26, 2014 · Most people know that Rohmer is very French, very chilly, very flat and very static. However, what most people know is entirely wrong. He explores situations of universal interest with warmth, an...
Mar 20, 2020 · Richard Brody offers a list of Éric Rohmer’s best films that available on streaming platforms, on the occasion of his centenary.
