Les rendez-vous de Paris (1995)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Eric Rohmer

Writer:

Eric Rohmer (writer)

Release Date:

28 June 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

Three stories of love and coincidence around the theme of dates in Paris.

Plot Keywords:

Paris | Art | Betrayal

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Clara Bellar	...	Esther
Antoine Basler	...	Horace
Mathias Mégard	...	Flirt
Judith Chancel	...	Aricie
Malcolm Conrath	...	Felix
Cécile Parès	...	Hermione
Olivier Poujol	...	Boy at Cafe
Aurore Rauscher	...	Her
Serge Renko	...	Him
Michael Kraft	...	Painter
Bénédicte Loyen	...	Young Woman
Veronika Johansson	...	Swedish Friend

Also Known As:

Rendezvous in Paris

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Germany:o.Al. | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:T | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

Compagnie Eric Rohmer (CER)

Mixed trio of love stories in modern-day Paris

I first saw this in a cinema and was immediately disappointed with its low-budget production values. The sound and lensing is very poor, so much so that the blurred effect of the projected image eventually gave me a headache. However, the three individual stories of love save the film from its shoddy technical features. The first has a clever climax; while the second deals with complex issues in a sombre way, leaving the third to close this dynamic in its own unique fashion. The real star of the film is Paris itself, used as a constant backdrop to the trials and tribulations of the film. This is really a film for lovers of Paris rather than Rohmer's directorial style and is probably one of his most accessible film to date.