Eric Rohmer In Memoriam
The world has lost a great director with Eric Rohmer’s passing at the age of 89. One of the leading lights of the Nouvelle Vague, he made restrained, unassuming films, often about young people looking for love or somehow sorting out their lives through talking and wandering. They also were as much about what didn’t happen as what happened. They shouldn’t really have worked but they did in an effortless way, and were usually a pleasure to watch.
Here are some examples:
Pauline à la plage
Pardon the American voice-over, it’s not what he says – it’s how he says it. Astonishing how it manages to replace delicacy with vulgarity, but don’t worry, the film is full of charm.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXMBaLbSxQc&feature=related
Conte d-été – A Summer’s Tale
Lovely lovely…
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9FI8SjBCQg
The Romance of Astrea and Celadon
His last film. I haven’t seen it – yet.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei9ad2P8-Nk
And finally:
Barbet Schroeder interviews Rohmer about his films.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLTXC2prlXQ