A Tale of Springtime
by Eric Rohmer
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Actor: Anne Teyss?dre, Elo?se Bennett, Florence Darel, Hugues Quester, Sophie RobinDirector: Eric Rohmer
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: French (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 107 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-03-05
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Movie Reviews of A Tale of Springtime
Movie Review: Small truths are revealed in the warmth of Rohmer's 'Springtime.'
Summary: 5 Stars
Along with Eric Rohmer's Six Moral Tales, his 1990 Tale of Springtime (Conte d'printemps) ranks among my favorite Rohmer films. The French romantic comedy is the first film in his "Contes des quatre saisons" (Tales of the Four Seasons) series, which also includes A Tale of Winter (Conte d'hiver) (1992), A Summer's Tale (Conte d'?t?) (1996) and Autumn Tale (Conte d'automne) (1998). A Tale of Springtime stars Anne Teyssedre, Sophie Robin, Florence Darel, Hugues Quester, and Eloise Bennett in a subtly-nuanced love story about Jeanne, a reserved high school philosophy teacher (Teyssedre), who meets a teenage piano student, Natacha (Darel), at a party, who has a hidden agenda. Jeanne is between apartments and living with her absent lover. Natacha, who claims her father is also away on business, invites Jeanne to spend the night at her place. Unbeknownst to Jeanne, Natacha is hoping do some matchmaking for her divorced father (Quester), even though he already has a lover, Eve (Eloise Bennett). Suffice it to say, Jeanne's scheme ignites French fireworks, transforming this film into a bittersweet meditation on relationships and love. This romance tale reveals Rohmer at his best. He understands the complexities of the human heart, and all of the "action" in this film occurs in the brilliant "Rohmeresque" relationship dialogue (which may not be enough to hold the interest of some viewers). Spring marks the transition from winter into summer, and when it comes to the affairs of the heart, Rohmer's film lives up to its title: small truths are revealed in the warmth of Rohmer's Springtime Tale.
G. Merritt
Summary of A Tale of Springtime
Oscar?(r)-nominated* writer/director Eric Rohmer (Pauline at the Beach) delivers this 'splendid, engaging, delightful revelation (The Village View) that sparkles with humor andsizzles with romance. Heightened by the splendor of the French countryside, A Tale of Springtime is radiantly alive, blissfully awareand among the most beautiful and enlightening [films] in world cinema (Los Angeles Times)! The well-ordered life of Jeanne, a high school philosophy teacher, suddenly spins into disorder when a young stranger she meets at a party involvesher in a devilish scheme. Natacha, an adolescent pianist with a penchant for subtly playing her elders, invites Jeanne to her father's home...hoping to make a match of the two and send her father's current lover, Eve, packing. But when the tempestuous Eve arrives at every chance meeting between Jeanne and Natacha's father, fireworks of an entirely different sort erupt, and everyone is forced toexamine his or her own philosophies on love, relationships and other sordid affairs of the human heart. *1970: Story and Original Screenplay, My Night at Maud'sArt House & International DVD Video
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