A Tale of Springtime
Conte de printemps (A Tale of Springtime) is a 1990 French film directed by Éric Rohmer, starring Anne Teyssèdre, Hugues Quester and Florence Darel. It is the first of Rohmer's Contes des quatre saisons (Tales of the Four Seasons), which also includes A Tale of Winter (1992), A Summer's Tale (1996) and Autumn Tale (1998).
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| Directed by | Éric Rohmer |
| Produced by | Margaret Ménégoz |
| Written by | Éric Rohmer |
| Screenplay by | Éric Rohmer |
| Starring | Anne Teyssèdre Hugues Quester Florence Darel Eloïse Bennett Sophie Robin |
| Music by | Jean-Louis Valero |
| Cinematography | Luc Pagès |
| Edited by | María Luisa García |
| Distributed by | les films du losange |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Plot
Jeanne (Anne Teyssèdre), a young philosophy teacher, is left without a place to rest for the evening, and goes to a housewarming party, where she meets Natacha, a girl her age who studies to become a pianist. They become friends quickly, whereupon Natacha invites Jeanne to her home, and lets her use the father's bedroom, since he so rarely uses it. The father, Igor (Hugues Quester), stops by the next morning to pick up some clothes, and is surprised by Jeanne, who has just returned from a shower.
References
- Canby, Vincent. "Rohmer's Love, Games and Deja Vu." The New York Times. Published September 25, 1990. Accessed May 22, 2017.
- Ebert, Roger. Review of "A Tale of Springtime." Chicago Sun-Times. Published November 6, 1992. Accessed May 22, 2017.
- Harper, Dan. "A Tale of Springtime." Senses of Cinema 35. (April 2005) Cinémathèque Annotations on Film. Accessed May 22, 2017