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(Not actually Rohmer in this picture - isn't Paris photogenic?)
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(Not actually Rohmer in this picture - isn't Paris photogenic?)
ntroduction: One interesting thing about the web is that it's pretty easy to find something that nobody else has done, and do that. In that spirit, and until somebody else does it better and I just link to them, here is a page that coordinates information about Eric Rohmer, the French film director. By unofficial, I mean that I'm doing this on my own, and Rohmer would probably be apalled at the whole idea, but here we go anyway.
It's been about 20 years since I saw "The Aviator's Wife," a simple film about a young man who trails the pilot with whom his girlfriend is having an affair. Along the way, he meets a teenaged girl who joins his quest for her own amusement, and momentarily diverts him. Other people in the audience were grumbling as they left, with remarks like "what a waste of time," but I had the opposite view. Here is a filmmaker with the courage to make a film his own way, to make you care about the characters simply because of the way they act, with no help from music or special effects. One reason I always enjoy a Rohmer film (although some more than others) is that his characters never tell the truth about themselves, but you find out what the truth is by watching their actions. In that way, every film is like a puzzle. It's also enjoyable to see the audience reaction. I saw "A tale of Springtime" at the Lincoln Center Theaters, and afterwards, people walked out looking like they were living the film. After a "Tale of Winter," you couldn't find anyone who wasn't crying at least a bit.
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A Tale of Winter |
The Aviator's Wife |
My night at Maud's |
Rayon Vert |
Chloe in the afternoon |
An Autumn Tale |
Perceval |
Boyfriends and Girlfriends |
Claire's Knee |
Pauline at the beach |
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EricRohmer.com A new page by Rohmer enthusiast Thomas Hopkins. Highly recommended.
is another general Rohmer site put together by Gary Tooze, a devoted fan. It's well organized and looks great, with a nice selection of graphics from day one.
A Rohmer bibliography of articles and books in English. It was created in December of 2005.
Nearly 100 articles in findarticles.com
An online article by Alan Pavelin that looks at Rohmer's entire career.
Rohmer chapter in AllMovie.com
Painting of Anne-Laurie Meury. A very nicely done Web oddity - a painting inspired by one look on Meury's face in Aviator's Wife.
IMDB (Internet Movie Database) listing of Rohmer
BoxOffice.com's look at Rohmer's career
A biography written for foreignfilms.com by a librarian in Connecticut (me).
A review of "Tale of Autumn." A translation of Notes by Rohmer on rear cover of tome 2 of Comedies et proverbes (Petite bibliotheque des Cahiers du cinema, done by list member Andrew Clarke.
On top of the Wave and Against the stream, by Per Magnus
Roger Ebert's reviews of A Tale of Springtime, Boyfriends and Girlfriends, Rendezvous in Paris, and Summer (Rayon Vert).
And finally, for the Jungians among us, a site that analyzes several of Rohmer's films in light of the Enneagram.
I recently heard from a gentleman in Paris named Jean Louis Valero who worked as a composer on many of Rohmer's films, starting with Aviator's Wife. He has added a major Rohmer section to his page at http://perso.club-internet.fr/jlvalero, that includes memoirs of his own friendship with Rohmer. Priceless.
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