The auteur's quartet of '90s films recently resurfaced in restored prints on The Criterion Channel. They're all great, but we decided to rank them anyway.
I think I've only seen Autumn (which I loved) but definitely need to watch the whole series. Also a shout out for Rendezvous in Paris, which came out in the middle of the season series and was the first Rohmer I saw and immediately loved.
I am just now revisiting these after several (or many) years -- first up was the first chronologically, A Tale of Springtime. I'm curious if anyone can shed some light on Rohmer's journey with this one, as the release date of 1990 seems out of step with the fashions depicted (which fairly scream 1984 or thereabouts). Did he fiddle around with it for that long, or shelve it undistributed for some reason? Or am I just imagining things?
I have never seen a Rohmer film, one of many cavernous, gaping holes in my film-watching resume. Would these films be a good way in or is there another that might be a better candidate?
I was expecting Keith's actual season ranking to draw more fire here. Are summers too oppressive now for the #2 slot? I tend to agree with him all around here, but that might be Chicago talking. Feels like winter hangs around too long into spring here-- though it's gorgeous today-- and September/October is when everything is set right.
I’ve only seen two of these so far since I started watching them last December (on the Winter Solstice, naturally). I’ve enjoyed every Rohmer I’ve watched, but I’ve done my best to space them out so they don’t run together. This is why I’m hoping the series hangs on until September so I can watch A Tale of Autumn on the Autumnal Equinox as I originally planned.
I saw “Autumn” on the big screen. It plays better there than on TV
I think I've only seen Autumn (which I loved) but definitely need to watch the whole series. Also a shout out for Rendezvous in Paris, which came out in the middle of the season series and was the first Rohmer I saw and immediately loved.
I am just now revisiting these after several (or many) years -- first up was the first chronologically, A Tale of Springtime. I'm curious if anyone can shed some light on Rohmer's journey with this one, as the release date of 1990 seems out of step with the fashions depicted (which fairly scream 1984 or thereabouts). Did he fiddle around with it for that long, or shelve it undistributed for some reason? Or am I just imagining things?
I have never seen a Rohmer film, one of many cavernous, gaping holes in my film-watching resume. Would these films be a good way in or is there another that might be a better candidate?
I was expecting Keith's actual season ranking to draw more fire here. Are summers too oppressive now for the #2 slot? I tend to agree with him all around here, but that might be Chicago talking. Feels like winter hangs around too long into spring here-- though it's gorgeous today-- and September/October is when everything is set right.
I’ve only seen two of these so far since I started watching them last December (on the Winter Solstice, naturally). I’ve enjoyed every Rohmer I’ve watched, but I’ve done my best to space them out so they don’t run together. This is why I’m hoping the series hangs on until September so I can watch A Tale of Autumn on the Autumnal Equinox as I originally planned.