éric rohmer

The Conception of Morality in Éric Rohmer’s ‘Six Moral Tales’

The Conception of Morality in Éric Rohmer’s ‘Six Moral Tales’

Éric Rohmer isn't interested in a pure critique of misogyny; his moral tales are mere observations on how we use other people to serve our interests and how we invent narratives from our relationships through which we define ourselves.

Life’s a Beach in Eric Rohmer’s ‘Pauline at the Beach’

Life’s a Beach in Eric Rohmer’s ‘Pauline at the Beach’

This is one of Eric Rohmer's more accessible films in which humour, romance and drama go together just as easily as sun, sand and sea.
Melvil Poupaud Reflects on Director Éric Rohmer and His Film, ‘A Summer’s Tale’

Melvil Poupaud Reflects on Director Éric Rohmer and His Film, ‘A Summer’s Tale’

Actor Melvil Poupaud remembers working with Éric Rohmer, Raúl Ruiz, and a zippy little film with the Wachowski Brothers [aka the Wachowski Sisters].

The 100 Essential Directors Part 8: Jean Renoir to Douglas Sirk

‘French Cinema’ Is a Tangled, Rumpled Jumble of a History

The Lady and the Duke (L’Anglaise et le duc) (2001)