Eric Rohmer

[kino]

Eric Rohmer (1920-2010)

[jaybirdtuck15]

not blown away yet but hes definitely got some talent....

1.La Collectioneuse
2.Autumn Tale
3.Love In The Afternoon

[Capo]

I'm posting a list once I've seen more; I plan on doing so very soon.

Kino, at present, I've only seen Claire's Knee, and when I immediately saw it I thought it was brilliant. A very enjoyable film, a very intelligent one, and beautiful to look at too. But I think I know exactly what you mean about no moment standing out: there's little ebb and flow in the narrative, no high and low, no dramatic climaxes or sags - with Rohmer I get the sense that people either find him riveting all of the time or boring all of the time; and that will, I guess, depend on your resistance to dialogue and a static camera.

How typical is that film of his other work? I think I'd very much like it if the answer was, "very", because I see no reason why his other films shouldn't work with the same pebble-dashed chronology, hand-written intertitles, and overload of dialogue as a means of developing character.

[RNL]

He's announced that his latest, The Romance of Astrea and Celadon, is his last.

[Capo]

1. The Green Ray 1984
2. Claire's Knee 1970
3. A Good Marriage 1982
4. The Baker of Monceau 1963
5. Nadjya in Paris 1964
6. Charlotte and Her Steak 1960

[RNL]

I've been looking ambivalently at this. €32 for eight films is pretty damn fine value.

What do you think? They seem to be some high-profile ones...

[Capo]

Definitely worth a buy. The Green Ray is excellent, and I have A Good Marriage ready to view.

[Kino]

I dunno. Depends on if you like Rohmer. His cinema is naturalist. (Dunno if you've changed your stance on a naturalist aesthetic.)

The superior version of "Love in the Afternoon" is the Criterion so you'd waste your money on that disc even though you're saving money on that movie as part of the pack.

If it's a strictly $ issue. Get it.

If DVD transfers and films factor in, get the Six Moral Tales on Criterion. You spend more, but there is more bang for your buck w/ the Criterion set.

[Capo]

Mar 1, 2008 20:01:53 GMT Kino said:

I dunno. Depends on if you like Rohmer. His cinema is naturalist.

I'm not sure if this is true. His films are very stylised; too scripted (or dialogue heavy) and too acted to be natural in the same way early Loach is.

Anyway, I just watched A Good Marriage, and continue to delight in these deceptively 'light' films. If ever you've tried to play hard-to-get with someone, but have ended up going insane with curiosity when they don't show an interest back, check the film out. His films are endlessly witty, honest and humane.

I can't wait to see more.

[Kino]

True, his films are stylized as everything is style (artifice) even naturalism, neorealism, etc. And, well, I take naturalism to be more than just lack of a scripted-feel and a sparse or quasi-improvisatory/spontaneous feel to the dialogue. The acting his contemporary-set films strike me as naturalistic.

His other films like Lady and the Duke and Triple Agent are different beasts.

[seyfried]

I'm with you, Kino. Siegfried Kracauer probably would have championed him. Or maybe not. Or maybe he did. Lol. Either way, Rohmer's natural milieus (see: My Night at Maud) are enough of a starting point to support the naturalist notion.

[Capo]

Two against one at present; wetdog, get watching!

[Anasazie]

1. The Green Ray (1986) [blue]9/10[/blue]
2. My Night at Maud's (1969) [blue]9/10[/blue]
3. Full Moon in Paris (1984) [blue]9/10[/blue]
4. Claire's Knee (1970) [blue]9/10[/blue]
5. The Aviator's Wife (1981) [blue]8/10[/blue]
6. A Tale of Springtime (1990) [blue]8/10[/blue]
7. An Autumn Tale (1998) [blue]8/10[/blue]
8. 4 Adventures Reinette & Mirabelle (1987) [blue]7/10[/blue]
9. Love in the Afternoon (1972) [blue]7/10[/blue]
10. A Summer's Tale (1996) [blue]7/10[/blue]
11. Romance of Astrea and Celadon (2007) [blue]7/10[/blue]
12. A Winter's Tale (1992) [blue]7/10[/blue]
13. The Marquise of O (1976) [blue]6/10[/blue]
14. Boyfriends and Girlfriends (1987) [blue]6/10[/blue]
15. The Lady and the Duke (2001) [blue]5/10[/blue]

[quentincompson]

Features

1.La collectionneuse(1967) 9/10
2.My Night at Maud's(1969) 9/10
3.Claire's Knee(1970) 8/10
4.Love in the Afternoon(1972) 8/10
5.Full Moon In Paris(1984) 8/10
6.Suzanne's Career(1963) 8/10
7.Pauline at the Beach(1983) 8/10
8.Autumn Tale(1998) 8/10
9.The Aviator's Wife(1981) 7/10
10.A Summer's Tale(1996) 7/10
11.Boyfriends and Girlfriends(1987) 6/10

Short

1.The Bakery Girl of Monceau(1963) 8/10

[RNL]

>>> news.bbc.co.uk

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11-Jan-2010

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Arthouse French film-maker Eric Rohmer has died at the age of 89, his producer has told the AFP news agency.

He was the director of the critically acclaimed Tales of Four Seasons and one of the key figures of the post-war New Wave cinema movement.

Rohmer, born Maurice Scherer, made 24 films over a period of 50 years.

His main works include his cycle of films Six Moral Tales - the third of which, Ma nuit chez Maud, shot in 1969, brought him international recognition.

His films are well-known for being almost completely devoid of action, featuring lengthy conversations between the usually young, middle-class protagonists.

Born in 1920, he was formerly a literature professor, and literary works heavily influenced his film-making.

After the release of his last film, The Romance of Astrea and Celadon, at the Venice film festival in 2007, he said he was considering retirement. [/color]

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[Omar]

And I just started going through his films! Next up is "Love in the Afternoon". My favorite so far has been "La Collectioneuse". I felt really disengaged with "Claire's Knee".

[Michael]

Gotta gidup on dis nigga

[Capo]

Was he the best of the new wavers?

[Michael]

Uh...Godard?

[Capo]

In my best Borat impression: NAHHHT!