Probably the finest of Rohmer’s ‘Comedies & Proverbs’ series—a sublime, psychologically rich work about the emotional struggles to be open to romantic relationships yet it is also about being free and finding thyself.
A lacklustre first half plagues Assayas’ globetrotting ‘thriller’ about corporate and personal manipulation, but it gets better and features Asia Argento in a strong performance.
A young woman tests the limits of her romantic relationship by concurrently experimenting with being ‘single’ in one of Rohmer’s bleaker offerings on the existential nature of love.
Herzog takes us into the inaccessible Chauvet Cave in Southern France containing the oldest drawings (more than 30,000 years old!) known to humanity in this fascinating lo-fi documentary about art transcending space and time.
Rohmer plays an elaborate, frolicky game of relationship misunderstandings and coverups in his third ‘Comedies & Proverbs’ series, as most of the characters try to make sense—with sheer incompetence—what the meaning of love is.
Breezy, fun but also dark, Ozon’s non-linear gay romance doesn’t really cut deep, but mostly works because it knows how to have a good time.
Rohmer’s second ‘Comedies & Proverbs’ film is one of his more straightforward affairs as it dissects with nuance why some people are obsessed with marriage, while others are simply disinterested.
The film’s unconventional narrative structure and free-flowing dialogue stand out as Rohmer effortlessly delivers a relationship-spying story in the guise of a romantic comedy.
The romantic complications of a young man and three women are laid bare in this naturalistic and minimalist entry from Rohmer’s ‘Tale of the Four Seasons’ series.
Sciamma’s nuanced if immersive coming-of-age drama fizzles out somewhat by the end, but her strong compassion for her characters remains resolute throughout.
