EFF: A Tale of Springtime (1990)

This film is also showing at our sister cinemas, Classic Cinemas and Ritz Cinemas

Conte de printemps

The first of Éric Rohmer’s ‘Tales of the Four Seasons’ centres around the burgeoning friendship between philosophy teacher Jeanne and pianist Natasha. Jeanne has the keys to two different apartments, but nevertheless feels as though she has nowhere to sleep. Meanwhile, all Natasha wants is someone to share her Parisian flat where her father, Igor, is rarely home. Against the resplendent backdrop of Paris and its suburbs in spring, Rohmer observes their conflicting desires, ideas and temperaments play out with typically subtle visual command and emotional delicacy. 

Awards & Festivals
New York Film Festival 1991 – Official Selection
Berlin Film Festival 1991 – Official Selection

Rating

G

Duration

108 min

Country

France

Language

French (English subtitles)

Cast

Anne Teyssèdre, Hugues Quester, Florence Darel, Eloïse Bennett, Sophie Robin

Director

Éric Rohmer