In the brilliantly accomplished centerpiece of Rohmer’s Moral Tales series, Jean-Louis Trintignant plays Jean-Louis, one of the great conflicted figures of sixties cinema. A pious Catholic engineer in his early thirties, he lives by a strict moral code in order to rationalize his world, drowning himself in mathematics and the philosophy of Pascal. After spotting the delicate, blonde Françoise at Mass, he vows to make her his wife, although when he unwittingly spends the night at the apartment of the bold, brunette divorcée Maud, his rigid ethical standards are challenged. A breakout hit in the United States, My Night at Maud’s was one of the most influential and talked-about films of the decade. —The Criterion Collection
The most subtle and traditional of the many luminaries launched to prominence as a member of the French New Wave, Eric Rohmer is also among the movement’s most consistent and enduring talents. Basing his work upon antecedents in literature as much as those in the cinema, Rohmer made his name crafting talky, feather-light romantic comedies and chamber dramas distinguished by economical camerawork, a warmly ironic tone, an affection for youth, and a fascination with place and time. His intensely personal private life — according to legend, not even his own mother knew he was an internationally acclaimed, albeit pseudonymously named, filmmaker — has stood in direct contrast to the emotional openness of his movies, which, in intimate and illuminating detail, explore the limitless entanglements, disappointments, and possibilities facing contemporary relationships.
Born Jean-Marie Maurice Scherer on December 1, 1920, in Nancy, France, Rohmer later relocated to Paris, where he worked variously… read more
Interesting, meaningful and thought-provoking conversations. They all amount to nothing against the power of desire and lust. Rationality is always gonna lose against emotions, but emotions are never the same once they've been rationalized. In the end it doesn't matter, because we don't really need to know why we love, just how.
One of the most fascinating and poignant studies of love, relationships, and emotional game-playing I've ever come across. Faith vs reason, attraction vs principles, love vs lust, etc. I need to see more Rohmer.
E' raro approcciare un film per la prima volta e rendersi quasi subito che diventerà un tuo classico personale. Per me "incontrare" La Mia Notte Con Maud è stato proprio uno di quei momenti che ti cambiano la vita: intenso, magico, irripetibile.
A previously unpublished article by French New Wave critic and filmmaker Luc Moullet on the cinema of Eric Rohmer.
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Classic all around, one of Eric Rohmer’s best along with “Love in the Afternoon”. It’s amazing how entertaining it is and how he keeps you glued to the screen by unveiling a thousand layers of each… read review