Yo that ending, pretty awesome.

Yo that ending, pretty awesome.

My second time watching this film and I appreciate more after watching most of the Rohmer’s filmography. I believe now that the 80s Rohmer is my favorite of his eras.
After breaking up with her married lover, Sabine decides not only to find herself another man but to get married. I could see why a lot of people found Sabine a very unlikable and unsympathetic character, but I see myself having a lor of sympathy for her, yes, she is frustrating to watch, but I like that she communicates what’s on her mind and she is not afraid of making a fool of herself, also Béatrice Romand’s performance really helps me to root for her, she is one of my favorite Rohmer girls. She is just one delusional girl and the representation we needed. Not only focusing on the story here is so much for me to like, for instance the gorgeous streets Le Mans and the outfits of Arielle Dombasle

My second time watching this film and I appreciate more after watching most of the Rohmer’s filmography. I believe now that the 80s Rohmer is my favorite of his eras.
After breaking up with her married lover, Sabine decides not only to find herself another man but to get married. I could see why a lot of people found Sabine a very unlikable and unsympathetic character, but I see myself having a lor of sympathy for her, yes, she is frustrating to watch, but I like that she communicates what’s on her mind and she is not afraid of making a fool of herself, also Béatrice Romand’s performance really helps me to root for her, she is one of my favorite Rohmer girls. She is just one delusional girl and the representation we needed. Not only focusing on the story here is so much for me to like, for instance the gorgeous streets Le Mans and the outfits of Arielle Dombasle

1982 | Éric Rohmer | French

“Le beau mariage” is my least favorite film by Rohmer and it’s not even close. I didn’t enjoy this at all.

It’s not a bad film, don’t get me wrong, and a lot of people seem to like this a whole lot, but I had my problems with it. First of all, there are some great soundtrack choices at the beginning and a the end, but visually the film might’ve been his least interesting I’ve seen so far.

The main reason why I didn’t like this was that I didn’t find a connection to the lead character. I honestly didn’t like her and, in my opinion, she’s the most obnoxious and exhausting lead in any Rohmer films. Not the worst person per se, not at all, but I unfortunately found her to be annoying.

But after thirteen films, there had to be one I didn’t like.

1982 | Éric Rohmer | French

“Le beau mariage” is my least favorite film by Rohmer and it’s not even close. I didn’t enjoy this at all.

It’s not a bad film, don’t get me wrong, and a lot of people seem to like this a whole lot, but I had my problems with it. First of all, there are some great soundtrack choices at the beginning and a the end, but visually the film might’ve been his least interesting I’ve seen so far.

The main reason why I didn’t like this was that I didn’t find a connection to the lead character. I honestly didn’t like her and, in my opinion, she’s the most obnoxious and exhausting lead in any Rohmer films. Not the worst person per se, not at all, but I unfortunately found her to be annoying.

But after thirteen films, there had to be one I didn’t like.

clarisse is contantly dripped out

clarisse is contantly dripped out

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.

Check it out!

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.

Check it out!