A summer’s tale is Rohmer at his lightest, but never his simplest.
Beneath the beaches, music, and long conversations is a portrait of a man who mistakes indecision for freedom.
The charm comes from watching ordinary people overthink ordinary emotions until they become quietly revealing.
Few directors understood that the smallest choices can say the most about who we are.
A summer’s tale is Rohmer at his lightest, but never his simplest.
Beneath the beaches, music, and long conversations is a portrait of a man who mistakes indecision for freedom.
The charm comes from watching ordinary people overthink ordinary emotions until they become quietly revealing.
Few directors understood that the smallest choices can say the most about who we are.
