Eric Rohmer Collection - Six Moral Tales - 5-DVD Box Set ( La boulangère de Monceau / La carrière de Suzanne / La collectionneuse / Ma nuit chez Maud / Le genou de Claire / L'amour l'après-midi ) ( The Girl at the Monceau Bakery / Suzanne's Career / The Collector / My Night at Maud's / Claire's Knee / Love in the Afternoon )

Eric Rohmer Collection - Six Moral Tales - 5-DVD Box Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: La boulangère de Monceau / La carrière de Suzanne / La collectionneuse / Ma nuit chez Maud / Le genou de Claire / L'amour l'après-midi
Alternate Title: The Girl at the Monceau Bakery / Suzanne's Career / The Collector / My Night at Maud's / Claire's Knee / Love in the Afternoon
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Berlin International Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
Golden Globes
Oscar Academy Awards
San Sebastian International Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
480 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Box Set
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access
Short Film
Trailer(s)
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1963 - 1972 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Eric Rohmer

Written By:
Eric Rohmer
Patrick Bauchau
Haydée Politoff

Actors:
Barbet Schroeder ..... Young Man / Narrator
Claudine Soubrier ..... Jacqueline
Michèle Girardon ..... Sylvie
Catherine Sée ..... Suzanne
Philippe Beuzen ..... Bertrand
Christian Charrière ..... Guillaume
Diane Wilkinson ..... Sophie
Patrick Bauchau ..... Adrien
Haydée Politoff ..... Haydée
Daniel Pommereulle ..... Daniel
Alain Jouffroy ..... Writer
Mijanou Bardot ..... Carole (as Mijanou)
Annik Morice ..... Carole's girlfriend
Dennis Berry ..... Charlie
Seymour Hertzberg ..... Homme dans l'auto
Néstor Almendros
Patrice De Bailliencourt
László Benkö
Anne Dubot
Jackie Raynal
Jean-Louis Trintignant ..... Jean-Louis
Françoise Fabian ..... Maud
Marie-Christine Barrault ..... Françoise
Antoine Vitez ..... Vidal
Léonide Kogan ..... Concert Violinist
Guy Léger ..... Preacher
Anne Dubot ..... Blonde Friend
Jean-Claude Brialy ..... Jerome
Aurora Cornu ..... Aurora, the novelist
Béatrice Romand ..... Laura
Laurence de Monaghan ..... Claire
Michèle Montel ..... Madame Walter
Gérard Falconetti ..... Gilles
Fabrice Luchini ..... Vincent
Bernard Verley ..... Frédéric
Zouzou ..... Chloé
Françoise Verley ..... Hélène
Daniel Ceccaldi ..... Gérard
Malvina Penne ..... Fabienne
Elisabeth Ferrier ..... Martine (as Babette Ferrier)
Tina Michelino ..... The Passenger
Jean-Louis Livi ..... The Colleague
Pierre Nunzi ..... The Salesman
Irène Skobline ..... The Saleslady
Frédérique Hender ..... Mme. M.
Claude-Jean Philippe ..... Mr. M.
Silvia Badescu ..... The Female Student
Claude Bertrand ..... The Male Student
Sylvaine Charlet ..... The Landlady

Synopsis:

A former editor of the ground-breaking magazine Cahiers du Cinema, Eric Rohmer (1910-2010) became one of the leading figures of the French New Wave. Working well into his eighties, his hugely influential body of work is celebrated for its originality, economical visual style and witty and articulate dialogue. Rohmer's reputation was established with his ambitious 'Moral Tales' series of films five of which are presented in this box set - each based around the theme of a man's sexual temptation. Includes Suzanne's Career, The Girl at the Monceau Bakery, La Collectioneuse, My Night at Maud's, Claire's Knee, Love In The Afternoon.

Films Comprise:

Suzanne's Career (1963): A young student finds himself consumed by jealousy and resentment over his friend's treatment of a beautiful young woman.

The Girl at the Monceau Bakery (1963): A young man affections are divided by two beautiful women.

My Night at Maud's (1969): In this Oscar nominated comedy, an engineer who thinks he's found his perfect match, accidently spends the night with a rich divorcee

Claire's Knee (1970): This brilliant and insightful comedy charts a man''s secret obsession with a younger woman

La Collectioneuse (1967): Rohmer's witty and erotic look at the theme of resisting sexual temptations.

Knee, Love In The Afternoon (1972): The last film in Rohmer's acclaimed 'Moral Tales' series deals with a married man's dilemma after he falls for the charms of his friends mistress.

SUZANNE'S CAREER (1963) A young student finds himself consumed by jealousy and resentment over his friend's treatment of a beautiful young woman/ THE GIRL AT THE MONCEAU BAKERY (1963) A young man affections are divided by two beautiful women/ LA COLLECTIONEUSE (1967) Rohmer's witty and erotic look at the theme of resisting sexual temptations/ MY NIGHT AT MAUDS (1969) In this Oscar nominated comedy, an engineer who thinks he's found his perfect match, accidently spends the night with a rich divorcee/ CLAIRE'S KNEE (1970) This brilliant and insightful comedy charts a man''s secret obsession with a younger woman/ LOVE IN THE AFTERNOON (1972) The last film in Rohmer's acclaimed 'Moral Tales' series deals with a married man's dilemma after he falls for the charms of his friends mistress.

This collection brings together five of the late, great French filmmaker's films. Includes: SUZANNE'S CAREER, THE GIRL AT THE MONCEAU BAKERY, MY NIGHT AT MAUD'S, CLAIRE'S KNEE and LA COLLECTIONEUSE.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 15 August, 2010.

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