Sign of the Lion backdrop

Sign of the Lion

1962·Drama·1h 43m
7.1
An American in Paris lives by sponging off his working friends, and throws a party using borrowed money when his rich American aunt dies, believing firmly in his horoscope.
Directed by Éric Rohmer
france
paris

Cast

Jess Hahn
Jess Hahn
Pierre Wesselrin
Michèle Girardon
Michèle Girardon
Dominique Laurent
Van Doude
Van Doude
Jean-François Santeuil
Paul Bisciglia
Paul Bisciglia
Willy
Christian Alers
Christian Alers
Philippe
Paul Crauchet
Paul Crauchet
Fred
Stéphane Audran
Stéphane Audran
La Patronne de l'Hôtel
Jean Le Poulain
Jean Le Poulain
Le Clochard
Jean-Marie Arnoux
Jean-Marie Arnoux
(uncredited)
Marie Dubois
Marie Dubois
La Jeune Femme au Café (uncredited)
Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard
Le Mélomane (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Melville
Jean-Pierre Melville
Un Consommateur (uncredited)

Crew

Éric Rohmer
Éric Rohmer
Director
Éric Rohmer
Éric Rohmer
Screenplay
Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
Editor
Nicolas Hayer
Nicolas Hayer
Director of Photography
Claude Chabrol
Claude Chabrol
Producer
Paul Gégauff
Paul Gégauff
Dialogue
Philippe Collin
Philippe Collin
Second Assistant Director
Pierre Lhomme
Pierre Lhomme
Camera Operator
Alain Levent
Alain Levent
First Assistant Camera
Gérard Jarry
Gérard Jarry
Musician

Popular Reviews

10 reviews
Kostas Iliopoulos
Kostas Iliopoulos
Sign of the Lion
Αυτό θα πει μποεμ
Αυτό θα πει μποεμ
Favorite
Comment
Joao Luca
Joao Luca
Sign of the Lion
Ao contrário de um filme neo-realista esse filme termina com o final feliz, mas deus pra perceber duas estruturas distintas do filme. a primeira metade do filme é mais dinâmica refletindo o estado de euforia de Pierre e na medida em que seu desespero cresce mais as cenas são alongadas, silenciosas, detalhadas. Cada vez mais vemos seu rosto cada vez mais sujo e acompanhamos seu ponto de vista nas paisagens que antes serviam de conforto sobre paris e agora viram sinal de vergonha.
Ao contrário de um filme neo-realista esse filme termina com o final feliz, mas deus pra perceber duas estruturas distintas do filme. a primeira metade do filme é mais dinâmica refletindo o estado de euforia de Pierre e na medida em que seu desespero cresce mais as cenas são alongadas, silenciosas, detalhadas. Cada vez mais vemos seu rosto cada vez mais sujo e acompanhamos seu ponto de vista nas paisagens que antes serviam de conforto sobre paris e agora viram sinal de vergonha.
Favorite
Comment
Nick
Nick
Sign of the Lion
I just feel it or rohmer's movies are hit or miss?
I just feel it or rohmer's movies are hit or miss?
Favorite
Comment
lik
lik
Sign of the Lion
this is the citizen kane for astrology girlies
this is the citizen kane for astrology girlies
Favorite
Comment
Mathias
Mathias
Sign of the Lion
“Bloody, bloody, bloody Paris!”Rohmer really went in on that horrible Violin music in his early career..

The camerawork is really good actually, feels more like your typical Italian movie more than a Rohmer feature.. the camerawork is more fluid than usual, the performances aren’t that bad.. not good, definitely not bad. 

Considered one of the first entries from the French New Wave, don’t really feel like one though. It’s about an American, his rich aunt dies he fucks up by borrowing money because he thinks his aunt will leave him a considerable amount, things turn sour for him.. things get sad, but with a certain optimism from the main character that slowly diminishes, enjoyed the duality of those two factors. 

It’s good and with a pretty entertaining plot, and it’s focus on luck and destiny is actually really well presented. Calls astrology Science though.. which is.. extremely incorrect. 

Worth a watch. Enjoyed it.. could’ve been shorter, definitely overstays it’s welcome… Could’ve cut out like 40-50 minutes of runtime to be honest. Most likely won’t watch it again, in my life. 
“Bloody, bloody, bloody Paris!”Rohmer really went in on that horrible Violin music in his early career..

The camerawork is really good actually, feels more like your typical Italian movie more than a Rohmer feature.. the camerawork is more fluid than usual, the performances aren’t that bad.. not good, definitely not bad. 

Considered one of the first entries from the French New Wave, don’t really feel like one though. It’s about an American, his rich aunt dies he fucks up by borrowing money because he thinks his aunt will leave him a considerable amount, things turn sour for him.. things get sad, but with a certain optimism from the main character that slowly diminishes, enjoyed the duality of those two factors. 

It’s good and with a pretty entertaining plot, and it’s focus on luck and destiny is actually really well presented. Calls astrology Science though.. which is.. extremely incorrect. 

Worth a watch. Enjoyed it.. could’ve been shorter, definitely overstays it’s welcome… Could’ve cut out like 40-50 minutes of runtime to be honest. Most likely won’t watch it again, in my life. 
Favorite
Comment