Sabine vows to give up married lovers, and is determined to find a good husband. Her best friend Clarisse introduces her to her cousin Edmond, a busy lawyer from Paris. Sabine pursues Edmond, with the encouragement of Clarisse, but Edmond does not seem very interested.
Directed by Éric Rohmer
female friendship
birthday party
art history
marriage plans
antique shop
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.6 / 5
Cast
Béatrice Romand
Sabine
André Dussollier
Edmond
Arielle Dombasle
Clarisse
Thamila Mezbah
Sabine's Mother
Féodor Atkine
Simon
Vincent Gauthier
Claude
Sophie Renoir
Lise
Virginie Thévenet
The Bride
Pascal Greggory
Nicolas
Huguette Faget
Antique Dealer
Denise Bailly
The Countess
Crew
Éric Rohmer
Director
Éric Rohmer
Screenplay
Margaret Ménégoz
Producer
Romain Winding
Camera Operator
María Luisa García
Assistant Editor
Popular Reviews
20 reviews
Paul Willeke
8.0★ · 03/07/25
Yo that ending, pretty awesome.
Yo that ending, pretty awesome.
lik
5.4★ · 10/01/22
clarisse is contantly dripped out
clarisse is contantly dripped out
Mathias
7.0★ · 01/30/22
“Can any of us refrain from building castles in Spain?” - La Fontaine. Unhinged.
I’ve come to the conclusion that Éric Rohmer might be my favorite New Wave Director and his body of work is special and one-of-a-kind.. but the rewatchability isn’t that good.. His style of filmmaking is really open and processable and works more as a debate on a subject than anything else.. but at the same time I perceive his filmography as a discussion in philosophy more than a comfort. My need to revisit these movies are not big and I feel all his movies is chapters in a artistic experiment more than individual pieces of art. I love that.
In this movie he tackles yet again the nature of relationship and how frustrating a modern relationship can be. While not as hard-hitting of an analysis as say The Aviator’s Wife, but that might come down to the characters. which aren’t as interesting as Anne or François is. Also Sabine is such a pathetic creature it’s hard to root for her. It looks pretty good and the use of orange and just how sickening that color is to me, has become very apparent.
At the end of the day this is a movie about the duality of modern life and how we perceive love and affection. And it’s a strong look but not his best execution of this subject matter that is so prevalent in his body of work.
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“Can any of us refrain from building castles in Spain?” - La Fontaine. Unhinged.
I’ve come to the conclusion that Éric Rohmer might be my favorite New Wave Director and his body of work is special and one-of-a-kind.. but the rewatchability isn’t that good.. His style of filmmaking is really open and processable and works more as a debate on a subject than anything else.. but at the same time I perceive his filmography as a discussion in philosophy more than a comfort. My need to revisit these movies are not big and I feel all his movies is chapters in a artistic experiment more than individual pieces of art. I love that.
In this movie he tackles yet again the nature of relationship and how frustrating a modern relationship can be. While not as hard-hitting of an analysis as say The Aviator’s Wife, but that might come down to the characters. which aren’t as interesting as Anne or François is. Also Sabine is such a pathetic creature it’s hard to root for her. It looks pretty good and the use of orange and just how sickening that color is to me, has become very apparent.
At the end of the day this is a movie about the duality of modern life and how we perceive love and affection. And it’s a strong look but not his best execution of this subject matter that is so prevalent in his body of work.
