DIRECTOR
Éric Rohmer
FORMAT
DCP
RUNTIME
1h 43m
RATING
NR
CAST
Emmanuelle Chaulet,, Sophie Renoir, Anne-Laure Meury, François-Éric Gendron, Éric Viellard
SYNOPSIS
Rohmer uses the amorous misadventures of two girlfriends in the Paris suburbs to test the old adage in the final episode of his “Comedies and Proverbs” series. Taking an identifiable stab at a yuppie(ish) set, Rohmer’s witty Shakespearean roundelay involves the buttoned-up Blanche (Emmanuelle Chaulet, in a superb debut) and the free-spirited Lea (Sophie Renoir), and their current amours. The pair are tempted by each other’s love interests, testing both their friendship and their understanding of matters of the heart.
In French with English subtitles.
Azazel Jacobs writes: "I set out to write an Eric Rohmer-like story for HIS THREE DAUGHTERS, but quickly found myself going somewhere else. His work did continue to inspire my film, in particular the script, encouraging me to have characters that express themselves fully, while I usually am drawn to ones that keep their feelings inside. BOYFRIENDS AND GIRLFRIENDS is a shining example of an Eric Rohmer film, which appears effortless but is master work, is about real life, only in a way he could see and capture."
In French with English subtitles.
Azazel Jacobs writes: "I set out to write an Eric Rohmer-like story for HIS THREE DAUGHTERS, but quickly found myself going somewhere else. His work did continue to inspire my film, in particular the script, encouraging me to have characters that express themselves fully, while I usually am drawn to ones that keep their feelings inside. BOYFRIENDS AND GIRLFRIENDS is a shining example of an Eric Rohmer film, which appears effortless but is master work, is about real life, only in a way he could see and capture."
CAST
Emmanuelle Chaulet,, Sophie Renoir, Anne-Laure Meury, François-Éric Gendron, Éric Viellard
SYNOPSIS
Rohmer uses the amorous misadventures of two girlfriends in the Paris suburbs to test the old adage in the final episode of his “Comedies and Proverbs” series. Taking an identifiable stab at a yuppie(ish) set, Rohmer’s witty Shakespearean roundelay involves the buttoned-up Blanche (Emmanuelle Chaulet, in a superb debut) and the free-spirited Lea (Sophie Renoir), and their current amours. The pair are tempted by each other’s love interests, testing both their friendship and their understanding of matters of the heart.
In French with English subtitles.
Azazel Jacobs writes: "I set out to write an Eric Rohmer-like story for HIS THREE DAUGHTERS, but quickly found myself going somewhere else. His work did continue to inspire my film, in particular the script, encouraging me to have characters that express themselves fully, while I usually am drawn to ones that keep their feelings inside. BOYFRIENDS AND GIRLFRIENDS is a shining example of an Eric Rohmer film, which appears effortless but is master work, is about real life, only in a way he could see and capture."
In French with English subtitles.
Azazel Jacobs writes: "I set out to write an Eric Rohmer-like story for HIS THREE DAUGHTERS, but quickly found myself going somewhere else. His work did continue to inspire my film, in particular the script, encouraging me to have characters that express themselves fully, while I usually am drawn to ones that keep their feelings inside. BOYFRIENDS AND GIRLFRIENDS is a shining example of an Eric Rohmer film, which appears effortless but is master work, is about real life, only in a way he could see and capture."