20 Movies Directed by Eric Rohmer

The Collector

The Collector

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1967-03-02

Languages:

French, English

Countries:

France

Runtime:

89 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (3253 Reviews)

Director:

Eric Rohmer

Cast:

Writer:

Patrick Bauchau (dialogue)

Haydèe Politoff (dialogue)

Daniel Pommereulle (dialogue)

Eric Rohmer

Fullplot:

Adrien travels to a villa on the Riviera. He is on vacation and plans to relax. He shares the villa with a friend, Daniel, and a female stranger, Haydèe. Haydèe has many lovers, and both Adrien and Daniel despise her at first, but Adrien soon becomes more and more intrigued and infatuated.

My Night at Maud's

My Night at Maud's

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1970-03-22

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

105 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

8.1 (5945 Reviews)

Director:

Eric Rohmer

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

The narrator (Jean-Louis), a devout Catholic, moves to a provincial town and vows to marry Francoise, a pretty blond he notices at mass. Vidal, an old school friend, invites him to visit the recently divorced Maud, and the narrator ends up staying the night, having philosophical discussions in her bedroom. Next morning the narrator engineers a meeting with Francoise.

Claire's Knee

Claire's Knee

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1971-02-21

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

105 min

Rated:

GP

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (5152 Reviews)

Director:

Eric Rohmer

Genres:

DramaRomance

Fullplot:

Cultural attache Jerome spends his last holidays as a bachelor at Lake Annecy where he meets Aurora, an Italian writer and old friend. She talks him into a flirt with his landlady's teenage daughter, Laura, but he falls for Laura's half-sister Claire and develops a desire to caress her knee.

Chloe in the Afternoon

Chloe in the Afternoon

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1972-09-29

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

97 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.9 (3810 Reviews)

Director:

Eric Rohmer

Genres:

DramaRomance

Fullplot:

The last of Rohmer's Six Moral Tales. Frederic leads a bourgeois life; he is a partner in a small Paris office and is happily married to Helene, a teacher expecting her second child. In the afternoons, Frederic daydreams about other women, but has no intention of taking any action. One day, Chloe, who had been a mistress of an old friend, begins dropping by his office. They meet as friends, irregularly in the afternoons, till eventually Chloe decides to seduce Frederic, causing him a moral dilemma.

The Marquise of O

The Marquise of O

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1976-05-19

Languages:

German

Countries:

West Germany, France

Runtime:

102 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (1392 Reviews)

Director:

Eric Rohmer

Genres:

DramaHistory

Cast:

Writer:

Eric Rohmer

Heinrich von Kleist (story)

Fullplot:

During the attack on an Italian town by Russian forces, the Marquise of O., the daughter of the colonel in charge of the defence, is attacked by a group of Russian soldiers. A Russian Count comes to her rescue, and falls in love with her. While he is away, she discovers that she is pregnant, though she cannot explain how that happened. Her father repudiates her, and she has to reject the Count while trying to find out who the father of her child is.

Perceval

Perceval

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1979-02-07

Languages:

French

Countries:

France, Italy, West Germany

Runtime:

140 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (740 Reviews)

Director:

Eric Rohmer

Cast:

Writer:

Eric Rohmer

Chrètien de Troyes (novel)

Fullplot:

A Good Marriage

A Good Marriage

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1982-08-27

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

97 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (1539 Reviews)

Director:

Eric Rohmer

Fullplot:

Sabine vows to give up married lovers, and is determined to find a good husband. Her best friend Clarisse introduces her to her cousin Edmond, a busy lawyer from Paris. Sabine pursues Edmond, with the encouragement of Clarisse, but Edmond does not seem very interested.

Pauline at the Beach

Pauline at the Beach

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1983-03-23

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

94 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (4098 Reviews)

Director:

Eric Rohmer

Fullplot:

Fifteen year old Pauline and her older cousin, model-shaped Marion, go to the emptying Atlantic coast for an autumn holiday. Marion ignores the approaches of a surfer and falls for Henri, a hedonist who is only interested in a sexual adventure and drops her soon. Pauline's little romance with a young man (Sylvain) is also spoiled by Henri.

Full Moon in Paris

Full Moon in Paris

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1984-08-29

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

102 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (1941 Reviews)

Director:

Eric Rohmer

Genres:

DramaRomance

Fullplot:

Louise, a young woman, who recently finished her studies in arts, is working as a interior decorator trainee. Playing the game of seduction, her life becomes more and more complicated.

Summer

Summer

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1986-08-29

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (3730 Reviews)

Director:

Eric Rohmer

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Marie Rivière (collaboration)

Eric Rohmer (scenario)

Fullplot:

Delphine's traveling companion cancels two weeks before her holiday, so Delphine, a Parisian secretary, is at loose ends. She doesn't want to travel by herself, but has no boyfriend and seems unable to meet new people. A friend takes her to Cherbourg; after a few days there, the weepy and self-pitying Delphine goes back to Paris. She tries the Alps, but returns the same day. Next, it's the beach: once there, she chats with an outgoing Swede, a party girl, and a friendship seems to bud; then, suddenly, Delphine bolts, heading back to Paris. As she waits at the Biarritz train station, a young man catches her eye; perhaps a sunset and the sun's green ray await.

Boyfriends and Girlfriends

Boyfriends and Girlfriends

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1988-07-15

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

103 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (2197 Reviews)

Director:

Eric Rohmer

Fullplot:

In Paris outskirts Blanche, a young clerk, befriends Lea, a girl livelier than she is. Lea is going steady with Fabien who is a friend to Alexandre who is going steady with Adrienne but is however loved by Blanche. Somehow a way has to be found to get out of this emotional chaos!

A Tale of Winter

A Tale of Winter

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1992-01-29

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

114 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (2416 Reviews)

Director:

Eric Rohmer

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

Felicie and Charles have a serious if whirlwind holiday romance. Due to a mix-up on addresses they lose contact, and five years later at Christmas-time Felicie is living with her mother in a cold Paris with a daughter as a reminder of that long-ago summer. For male companionship she oscillates between hairdresser Maxence and the intellectual Loic, but seems unable to commit to either as the memory of Charles and what might have been hangs over everything.

The Tree, the Mayor and the Mediatheque

The Tree, the Mayor and the Mediatheque

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-11-01

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

105 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (753 Reviews)

Director:

Eric Rohmer

Genres:

Comedy

Fullplot:

In 1992, the socialist mayor of a little French town with the help of his contacts in Paris get the money to build a multimedia house. But the socialist party lose his majority in the election. But... But... Well everything would have been all right without those seven coincidences.

Rendezvous in Paris

Rendezvous in Paris

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-06-28

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

94 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (1076 Reviews)

Director:

Eric Rohmer

Fullplot:

Different stories of young women and men coming together and coming apart in Paris' romantic settings, are organized in four distinct chapters: (1) Le rendez-vous de 7 heures / The 7 p.m. rendezvous; (2) Le lendemain... / The next morning; (3) Les bancs de Paris / The seats of Paris' parcs; (4) Mère et Enfant, 1907 / Mother and Child, 1907.

A Summer's Tale

A Summer's Tale

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-06-20

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

113 min

Rated:

G

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (3759 Reviews)

Director:

Eric Rohmer

Fullplot:

A shy maths graduate takes a holiday in Dinard before starting his first job. He hopes his sort-of girlfriend will join him, but soon strikes up a friendship with another girl working in town. She in turn introduces him to a further young lady who fancies him. Thus the quiet young lad finds he is having to do some tricky juggling in territory new to him.

Autumn Tale

Autumn Tale

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-09-23

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

112 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (3076 Reviews)

Director:

Eric Rohmer

Genres:

DramaRomance

Fullplot:

Magali, 45, is a wine producer in the south of France. She's a widow, and her best friend, Isabelle, decides to find her a new husband. She puts an ad in the local newspaper and finds a nice man, Gèrald. At Isabelle's daughter's wedding, Magali eventually meets Gèrald. But there's another man around, Etienne...

The Lady and the Duke

The Lady and the Duke

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-09-07

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

129 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (2031 Reviews)

Director:

Eric Rohmer

Cast:

Writer:

Grace Elliott (memoir "Ma vie sous la rèvolution")

Eric Rohmer (adaptation)

Fullplot:

An episodic look at Grace Elliott (1760-1823) and Philippe, the Duke of Orleans, during the French Revolution. In 1790, they are friends, no longer lovers. He suggests she leave France, she warns him to quit the Revolution. In 1792, she must escape Paris on foot. Less than a month later, she returns on an errand of mercy and shows great courage saving the governor of Tuileries. The Duke in turn steps in to protect Grace. In early 1793, she demands a promise from the Duke that he vote to spare Louis's life; he does not, and Grace is furious. In April, he warns her of a search; she is arrested and brought before the committee. Orleans, too, is suspect. The guillotine awaits.

Pauline at the Beach

Pauline at the Beach

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1983-03-23

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

94 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (4096 Reviews)

Director:

Eric Rohmer

Fullplot:

Fifteen year old Pauline and her older cousin, model-shaped Marion, go to the emptying Atlantic coast for an autumn holiday. Marion ignores the approaches of a surfer and falls for Henri, a hedonist who is only interested in a sexual adventure and drops her soon. Pauline's little romance with a young man (Sylvain) is also spoiled by Henri.

Triple Agent

Triple Agent

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-03-17

Languages:

French, Russian, German, Greek

Countries:

France, Italy, Spain, Greece, Russia

Runtime:

115 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (1117 Reviews)

Director:

Eric Rohmer

Fullplot:

France, 1936-37. The Popular Front wins elections, the Spanish Civil War begins, and Hitler and Stalin are manipulating and spying. The brilliant exile, Fiodor Voronin, a general at 20, is the deputy at the White Russian Military Union, probably slated to replace the aging Gènèral Dobrinsky soon. Fiodor's Greek wife, Arsinoè, paints and stays away from politics, befriending Communist neighbors. Her health declines; the attentive Fiodor arranges care and, against the backdrop of Stalin's Great Purge, considers his options. He plays a chess game in which love of country, love of Arsinoè, ideology, petty jealousies, and the machinations of power roil in matters of life and death.

The Romance of Astrea and Celadon

The Romance of Astrea and Celadon

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-08-15

Languages:

French

Countries:

France, Italy, Spain

Runtime:

109 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (1066 Reviews)

Director:

Eric Rohmer

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Honorè d'Urfè (novel)

Eric Rohmer (adaptation)

Fullplot:

In an enchanted forest, back in the time of the Druids, the shepherd Cèladon and the shepherdess Astrèe share a pure and chaste love. Fooled by a suitor, Astrèe dismisses Cèladon, who throws himself into a river out of despair. She thinks he's dead, but he's been secretly rescued by some nymphs. Faithful to the promise he made to Astrèe to never appear before her again, Cèladon must overcome many obstacles to break the curse. Mad with love and despair, coveted by the nymphs, surrounded by rivals, and obliged to disguise himself as a woman to be near the one he loves, will he manage to make himself known without breaking his oath? A romance filled with doubt, hazards, and delicious temptations.

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