| Le Beau Mariage | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Éric Rohmer |
| Written by | Éric Rohmer |
| Produced by | Margaret Ménégoz |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Bernard Lutic |
| Edited by | Cécile Decugis |
| Music by | Ronan Girre Simon des Innocents |
| Production companies | Les Films du Losange Les Films du Carrosse |
| Distributed by | Acteurs Auteurs Associés |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Le Beau Mariage (The Good Marriage) is a 1982 French film directed by Éric Rohmer, starring Béatrice Romand, André Dussollier, Féodor Atkine. It is one of Rohmer's "comedies and proverbs" (comédies et proverbes). Its theme is a proverb from La Fontaine: "Quel esprit ne bat la campagne? Qui ne fait château en Espagne?" (that is, "Who doesn't daydream? Who doesn't build castles in the air?").
Synopsis
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Sabine, an art history student, is growing tired of being the mistress of a married painter, Simon. She meets Edmond, handsome, young, rich and single, and declares that she is going to marry him.
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 85% based on reviews from 13 critics. FrenchFilms.org gave it 4 out of 5.
Tom Milne for Sight and Sound wrote: "It was perhaps high time that one of the delightful women who have led Rohmer's heroes such a teasing dance was put in her place." Vincent Canby of The New York Times gave it 4.5 out of 5 and wrote: "The scope of Le Beau Mariage is limited, but everything within it is well-defined and magically, unexpectedly, illuminating."
Release
The film is available in the US via the Xfinity streaming service.
References
- ^ Vincent Canby (August 27, 1982). "'Le Beau Mariage' Rohmer's New Comedy". The New York Times. p. 6.
- "A Good Marriage". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- "Review of the film Le Beau mariage (1982)". French Films. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- Tom Milne (January 1983). "Sight and Sound (1983-01)(BFI)(GB)". Sight and Sound. BFI.
- "Le Beau Mariage". Retrieved October 23, 2020.
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