Author, critic, teacher, moralist, and editor of Cahiers du Cinéma, Éric Rohmer is this month’s featured director from the French New Wave. Alex and Jonathan look at three of the six films Rohmer directed based on a series of his own short stories called the “Moral Tales” – My Night at Maud’s (1969), Claire’s Knee (1970), and Love in the Afternoon (1972). We discuss Rohmer’s literary approach to filmmaking, the ways he builds multi-dimensional characters through extensive dialogue, and his preference for the “invisible camera” as opposed to the self-aware methods of some of his fellow French New Wave directors.
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- (32:12) – My Night at Maud’s
- (1:02:31) – Claire’s Knee
- (1:18:51) – Love in the Afternoon
- (1:37:35) – Overall
- (1:57:44) – Coming Attractions
Resources referenced in this episode:
- Check out our list of French New Wave Study Material
Coming Attractions – François Truffaut
- Shoot the Piano Player (1960)
- Jules and Jim (1962)
- Day for Night (1973)
Intro/outro music:
Ash by Mike Braudrick
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