Éric Rohmer
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Éric Rohmer was a French director born in Tulle, the most literary and conversation-driven of the major French New Wave filmmakers. His Six Moral Tales, including My Night at Maud's and Claire's Knee, examined characters who talk endlessly about temptation and fidelity while rarely acting on their impulses, a structure that became his signature. He continued the approach across two further cycles, Comedies and Proverbs and Tales of the Four Seasons, among them A Summer's Tale and The Green Ray, refining a spare visual style built around natural light and unhurried dialogue. Rohmer's patient, dialogue-heavy cinema, often dismissed early on as minor, has come to be recognized as one of the most precise studies of desire and self-deception in French film.
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Éric Rohmer was a French director born in Tulle, the most literary and conversation-driven of the major French New Wave filmmakers. His Six Moral Tales, including My Night at Maud's and Claire's Knee, examined characters who talk endlessly about temptation and fidelity while rarely acting on their impulses, a structure that became his signature. He continued the approach across two further cycles, Comedies and Proverbs and Tales of the Four Seasons, among them A Summer's Tale and The Green Ray, refining a spare visual style built around natural light and unhurried dialogue. Rohmer's patient, dialogue-heavy cinema, often dismissed early on as minor, has come to be recognized as one of the most precise studies of desire and self-deception in French film.
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Pauline at the Beach
1983
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The Green Ray
1986
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A Summer's Tale
1996
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A Tale of Springtime
1990
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My Night at Maud's
1969
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Le Canapé rouge
2005
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The Aviator's Wife
1981
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Full Moon in Paris
1984
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A Tale of Winter
1992
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La Collectionneuse
1967
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Love in the Afternoon
1972
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An Autumn Tale
1998
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Boyfriends and Girlfriends
1987
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Bérénice
1954
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Claire's Knee
1970
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Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle
1987
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The Bakery Girl of Monceau
1963
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Perceval
1978
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Sign of the Lion
1962
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A Good Marriage
1982
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Suzanne’s Career
1963
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The Marquise of O
1976
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Triple Agent
2004
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Rendezvous in Paris
1995
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The Lady and the Duke
2001
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The Romance of Astrea and Celadon
2007
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Presentation, or Charlotte and Her Steak
1951
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Six in Paris
1965
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The Tree, the Mayor and the Mediatheque
1993
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The Kreutzer Sonata
1956
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The Adventures of Rosette
1983
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Un dentiste exemplaire
1998
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Véronique and Her Dunce
1959
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Des goûts et des couleurs
1997
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2022
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Le Nu à la terrasse
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2008
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The Romance of Astrea and Celadon
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2007
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Le Canapé rouge
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2005
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Triple Agent
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2004
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The Lady and the Duke
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2001
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Une histoire qui se dessine
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1999
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An Autumn Tale
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1998
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Les amis de Ninon
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1998
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Éric Rohmer still alive?
Éric Rohmer passed away on January 11, 2010 at age 89.
What are the most famous roles of Éric Rohmer?
Éric Rohmer is best known for directing My Night at Maud's, Claire's Knee, The Green Ray.
How many movies has Éric Rohmer directed?
Over a 60-year career (since 1950), Éric Rohmer has directed or written 45 films and worked on 1 TV shows.
What was Éric Rohmer's first movie?
The career of Éric Rohmer began with Journal d'un scélérat (1950).
What is Éric Rohmer's most recent movie or series?
Éric Rohmer's most recent release is Postface à l’Atalante, which premiered on June 7, 2025.
What TV shows has Éric Rohmer created or directed?
On television, Éric Rohmer has appeared in Les rendez-vous de Paris.
Éric Rohmer
1920-03-20 · Tulle, Corrèze, France
Éric Rohmer (March 21, 1920 – January 11, 2010) was a French film director, film critic, journalist, novelist, screenwriter and teacher. A figure in the post-war New Wave cinema, he was a former editor of Cahiers du cinéma.Éric Rohmer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.