Monthly Archives: May 2015

A conversation with Marie Rivière … Eric Rohmer’s intelligent adoration of women

Posted on May 26, 2015 by

Eric Rohmer’s Le Rayon Vert (‘The Green Ray’) and La Femme De L’Aviateur (‘The Aviator’s Wife’) are part of my summer blood. I watch them every August and in my mind they are like old friends, associated with clear night … Continue reading →

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Le Rayon Vert (The Green Ray)

Posted on May 22, 2015 by

Eric Rohmer releases a restless spirit in Delphine (Marie Rivière), a Parisian secretary who finds herself embracing ‘les grandes vacances’ alone. Travelling between family, friends, the mountains and finally Biarritz, Delphine carries an uneasy solitude, looking for a sign that … Continue reading →

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La Femme De L’Aviateur (The Aviator’s Wife)

Posted on May 17, 2015 by

Originally posted on French Film Stories:
Love, jealousy and misunderstanding feel like soft rain in the first of Eric Rohmer’s ‘Comedies and Proverbs’ series. Here are two very different 1980s Parisian women. One is Anne (Marie Rivière): she’s a 25…

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Trois Couleurs: Bleu (Three Colours: Blue)

Posted on May 13, 2015 by

Sadness and love are a pure, strong song in Krzysztof Kieslowski’s first ‘movement’ of the Three Colours Trilogy. The music, scored by Zbigniew Preisner, and based around the Song for the unification of Europe (inspired by the Greek text of … Continue reading →

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Les Innocents aux Mains Sales (Innocents with Dirty Hands)

Posted on May 6, 2015 by

the hollow rattle of 70s sexism … Continue reading →

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Une Nouvelle Amie (The New Girlfriend)

Posted on May 5, 2015 by

Originally posted on French Film Stories:
Sexuality and gender beam fluorescent pink in François Ozon’s playful adaptation of Ruth Rendell’s short story, ‘The New Girlfriend’. Romain Duris plays David, who after the death of his wife is left to raise…

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