Thread 211412041

Any Rohmer fans here? I think his films are something special.

He was a master, I think he understood male sexuality better than just about everyone, The Collector is probably the best at showing this understanding. Although my favorite of his is My Night at Maud's

>>211412041 (OP)
yeah, although i prefer his earlier stuff when he still gave a shit about cinematography

only seen claire's knee but it was kino

He had impeccable taste in women

>>211412041 (OP)
sorry, they're too long

>>211412755
he really is the french woody allen

>>211412755
Fuck off Dingo, don't also ruin a comfy Rohmer thread.

>>211416625
did you reply to the wrong comment..?

>>211412041 (OP)
>>211412578
Perceval

The greatest frenchman of the second half of the 20th century.

is this the pedophile guy

>>211413516
really? he only has three movies with a runtime longer than 2 hours
maybe you're thinking of Rivette?

>>211417272
Who?

>>211417521
eric rohmer

>>211412041 (OP)
feet

>>211417652
He wasn't a pedophile, you're thinking of someone else, maybe Louis Malle?

>>211418430
I always think of David Hamilton

>>211418660
Also not a pedophile.

>>211412041 (OP)
>claire's knee
>the aviator's wife
>a tale of summer
>la collectionneuse
>pauline at the beach
>a winter's tale
>my night at maud's
>chloe in the afternoon
>a tale of springtime
>girlfriends and boyfriends
>four adventures of reinette and mirabelle
>a tale of autumn
>a good marriage
>rendezvous in paris
>full moon in paris
>the green ray
>the marquis of o...
>the tree, the mayor and the mediatheque
fave to least fave, haven't seen the rest

>>211420392
>Green Ray that low
What the H!

>>211420814
yeah, i know it's one of his more acclaimed movies but i just can't stand that lead actress
she's all right as a supporting character like in the aviator's wife but following her for a whole movie was just a bummer

>>211412041 (OP)
My favorite frenchie. I always get so engrossed in his movies. And I always end up watching a movie if I see it described as Rohmerian, even if it never lives up.

>>211422711
>And I always end up watching a movie if I see it described as Rohmerian
literally when have you ever seen this

>>211423150
Some of Mia Hansen-Love's movies and Ryusuke Hamaguchi's movie Passion. I got into Whit Stillman because someone compared him to Rohmer which was pretty off.

>>211423811
i mean the word "Rohmerian"

>>211424392
I'm merely a product of the pretentious streaming services I subscribe to.

>>211422711
Based, he's my favourite too, like i said here >>211417219

>even if it never lives up.
It never does, does it, even director's whose entire output they say is rohmerian like Hong Sang-Soo are not really it.

>>211420975
Give it some time and then rewatch it, the first time i saw it i was 19 and also couldn't stand her, the second time was during the pandemic, fell in love with both her and the film. Marie Riviere is a gift, she grows on you.

>>211412041 (OP)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1XbMzXJfSU

>>211412755
The Lady And The Duke looks amazing, even Triple Agent.

>>211420814
The Green Ray was a fave but now it kind of makes me laugh... still a beautiful film, mostly the ending. Clever how the role of indecision in small everyday things is reflected in larger romantic entanglements, Rohmer really cared about what weather could add to a film shoot.

I can't stop rewatching Boyfriends and Girlfriends. His realism really is just unmatched

>>211428114
That title sounds so stupid in english but
>The Friends of My Friends...
sounds completely absurd and inane in english

>>211428114
Really cool concept for a film however, remember loving it... would make a decent double feature with Woody Allen's Sleeper, just due to the architecture. It's too bad they weren't shooting music videos for Rohmer's movies.

https://montagesmagazine.com/2019/07/eric-rohmer-and-the-new-town-in-lami-de-mon-amie/

https://metrograph.com/rohmers-world-building/

>Beneath this illusion, though, an uncanny feeling lingers throughout the film as Rohmer reveals cracks in the smooth surfaces. When Blanche and Fabien visit a lake where visitors from outside the town also gather, it’s the first time we see people that Cergy-Pontoise leaves out. Rohmer devotes several shots to a set of racially diverse, lower-class groups, briefly revealing the world outside this cloistered bubble. Another subtle moment of self-awareness occurs when Léa critiques Blanche’s apartment complex, likening it to a “barracks.” Blanche responds by saying: “I sound like a brochure. But to me it feels like being in a luxury hotel,” to which Léa cheekily responds: “Sure, if you don’t stay too long.”
This is surely one of the most cinematic 'locked room' dramas, sort of like Rohmer's warm-weather answer to Kubrick's The Shining. It has a lot of the visual depth found in Branagh's Hamlet or The West Wing.

>>211412041 (OP)
la collectionneuse is kino volcel neet summer beach house vibes.

>>211427543
He says so much on his episode of cinéma de notre temps (supreme kino btw, it's on youtube), that he's entirely dependant on weather, and is always checking forecasts.

>>211430078
I love all Rohmer films, but La Collectionneuse is just a sublime experience. A perfect little movie.

>>211427543
>because the film takes place on Christmas Eve, Éric Rohmer wanted to shoot the film on and around that day. Actor Jean-Louis Trintignant was not available; thus, filming was delayed for an entire year.
>“Months before, he had scheduled the exact date for shooting the scene when it snows; that day, right on time, it snowed, and the snow lasted all day long, not just a few minutes.” Later, Almendros makes a curious shift. “It is not just a question of luck; the key lies in Rohmer’s detailed preparation.”