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The Eric Rohmer Collection (Le Signe du Lion, Le Baoulangere de Monceau, La Carriere de Suzanne) [1966]

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Binding : DVD
EAN : 5021866328300
Label : Artificial Eye
Manufacturer : Artificial Eye
Publisher : Artificial Eye
Release date : 2006-12-04
Title : The Eric Rohmer Collection (Le Signe du Lion, Le Baoulangere de Monceau, La Carriere de Suzanne) [1966]
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Audience rating : Suitable for 15 years and over
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Number of items : 2
Original release date : 1966-10
Region code : 2
Running time : 173
Studio : Artificial Eye
Theatrical releaseDate : 1963-12-31

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review by: Colin C date: 2008-07-17 rating:

Early Gems from Rohmer
This newly released collection of Eric Rohmer's first full length film, alongside the two shorter films which make up the start of the 'Six Moral Tales' series, is a must-have. All three films sparkle with life, energy and filmmaking skill and imagination, and all three contain plenty of hints of what is to come later in Rohmer's career.

My favourite from this selection is probably the shortest of the three films, 'La Boulangere de Monceau (The Girl at the Monceau Bakery)', which presents a typical moral and amorous dilemma which Rohmer revisits many times later in films such as 'A Summer's Tale'. A man in love with more than one woman has to make a choice - but will his eventual love be interested in him? The themes are simple and timeless and in this little gem, about half an hour long, the atmosphere of the streets of Paris in the early 60s is used to great use.

If you're a fan of early French New Wave films by Godard, Truffaut and the like, you should give this a go. Anyone who has enjoyed Rohmer's later work ('Tales of the Four Seasons', 'Claire's Knee' etc) will also find a lot to enjoy. The prints of each film are very watchable given their age, and the extras, although not hugely generous, are informative too.

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