A Good Marriage (1982)
"Le beau mariage" (original title)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Eric Rohmer

Writer:

Eric Rohmer

Stars:

Béatrice Romand, André Dussollier, Féodor Atkine

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Béatrice Romand	...	Sabine
André Dussollier	...	Edmond
Féodor Atkine	...	Simon
Arielle Dombasle	...	Clarisse
Huguette Faget	...	Maryse, Antique Dealer
Thamila Mezbah	...	Mother of Sabine
Sophie Renoir	...	Lise
Hervé Duhamel	...	Frédéric
Pascal Greggory	...	Nicolas
Virginie Thévenet	...	The Bride
Denise Bailly	...	Comtesse
Vincent Gauthier	...	Claude
Anne Mercier	...	La secrétaire
Catherine Rethi	...	Cliente
Patrick Lambert	...	Voyageur

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

le mans | marriage | art history | husband wife relationship | paris france | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

27 August 1982 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Good Marriage

Filming Locations:

Ballon, Sarthe, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Films du Losange, Les Films du Carrosse

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The second of Rohmer's six-part Comedies et Proverbes series.

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Connections

Followed by Summer (1986)

User Reviews

carefully shaped discourse on life, love, penguins, et cetera

eric rohmer's films are so clearly his. The slow but deliberate pacing and crisp, to-the-point dialogue are two hallmarks of his style for me, and this film is an excellent example of those two qualities.

As with the other rohmer films I have seen, the characters are less individual, specific personalities than they are vessels for a type of person or for one side of an argument. Here we have the two female leads almost skipping exposition entirely, and going straight into philosophical discussions of love and marriage. What I like about monsieur rohmer is that he manages to do this without taking away all our empathy for his characters. He always shows us how the character's hands are played out, so we can see what the result of their actions were, and think about what we would have done, or will do in our lives. tres bien, monsieur rohmer; j'adore vos travails.