AUTUMN TALE

AUTUMN TALE (CONTE D'AUTOMNE), 1998
France | 35mm, Color, 112' | French
Director: Éric Rohmer
Cast: Marie Rivière, Béatrice Romand, Alain Libolt

Éric Rohmer is one of the most romantic and eccentric directors of the New Wave. The final chapter in his tales of seasons cycle, Autumn Tale, centers on a woman in her 40s. Left all alone with her vineyard after having married off her children, Magali looks for a husband though she is not quite sure how to proceed. With subdued landscapes, impeccably acted lifelike characters, unforgettable dialogues, and little surprises that give pleasure to the spectator; a film that is “French” in every way!