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Conte de printemps (1990)
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Eric Rohmer (writer)
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4 April 1990 (France)
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Simple conversations engender complicated human interactions. Jeanne is open and even-tempered, a philosophy teacher at a lycée...
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Cousin
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Piano
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Piano Player
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Philosopher
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Spring
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My favorite Rohmer film
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Anne Teyssèdre | ... | Jeanne | |
| Hugues Quester | ... | Igor | |
| Florence Darel | ... | Natacha | |
| Eloïse Bennett | ... | Ève | |
| Sophie Robin | ... | Gaëlle | |
| Marc Lelou | ... | Gildas | |
| François Lamore | ... | William |
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A Tale of Springtime (USA)
Contes des quatre saisons: Conte de printemps
Tales of Four Seasons (USA)
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Contes des quatre saisons: Conte de printemps
Tales of Four Seasons (USA)
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108 min
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First installment of the "Tales of Four Seasons" series.
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Featured in "Cinéma, de notre temps: Eric Rohmer - Preuves à l'appui" (1994)
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Sonate für Violine und Klavier No. 5 'Frühling' op. 24: IV. Rondo. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
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It may seem strange that with all the great Rohmer films to choose from, that this would be my favorite. After all, it is a slow moving film, with a threadbare plot, even by Rohmer standards, and yet completely enchants me. Jeanne, the main character, is an ordinary, middle-class woman, at the start of her career as a teacher, at the start of a relationship with Mathieu (whom we never see) still trying to figure her life out. She recognizes her own shortcomings, she thinks too much, she's not able to confide in others and she is sometimes too accommodating to people. Yet she is a noble character, with great integrity and kindness.
There is a wonderful little scene in Natasha's apartment. Jeanne is grading papers in the dining room as Natasha comes home from school, and in the kitchen, the living and Natasha's bedroom are flowers Jeanne has bought to thank Natasha for her kindness. Natasha, in return, is so touched by Jeanne's act of kindness that she can barely contain herself. This one little scene shows so much. Jeanne's dedication as a teacher, her kindness to people, and flowers to herald in the first days of spring.
As their situations develop, and really there is no reason to speak of the plot, there is a deepening bond as the viewer spends more time with the characters, in simple things, doing simple chores, cutting potatoes, folding clothes, listening to music, and paying attention to what is said, and not said, in their conversations, and at the end of the movie, you seem to have made some very good friends. It's a wonderful thing to be touched by art, but it is more wonderful, I think, to be touched by ordinary life and ordinary people. By not attempting to, Rohmer has made a masterpiece.