A languorous summer greets the teenage protagonist of this bittersweet 1983 film - a perfect entry point to the work of director Éric Rohmer In the films of late New Wave director Éric Rohmer, the summer holiday is a site for unmet desires, moral crises and inertia. His young, confused creations live in the languorous space where personal ethics slip and loneliness and listlessness are magnified under the hot sun. With endless leisure time stretched out before them, they stare into the void or...
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The Guardian - 10 Jan 2021 18:30
A languorous summer greets the teenage protagonist of this bittersweet 1983 film - a perfect entry point to the work of director Éric Rohmer In the films of late New Wave director Éric Rohmer, the summer holiday is a site for unmet desires, moral crises and inertia. His young, confused creations live in the languorous space where personal ethics slip and loneliness and listlessness are magnified under the hot sun. With endless leisure time stretched out before them, they stare into the void or...
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