A Winter's Tale

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Kevin L Of the four Rohmer seasons movies, I found this one the weakest and least interesting. The performances are fine. I found the pacing fine. But I did find sections of the movie unnecessary, and even confusing as to their relation to the story arc in general. I get that part of it was the philosophic elements of the movie. But I was more put off by the dull relationships she had with the two men she was filling time with, neither of which was she really in love with or dedicated to aside from physical interaction. I didn't buy the match with Maxence. Loic was just a good looking guy with the intellectual aspect she found attractive to an extent. But she did prefer to be 'dominated by men physically' more than with intellect. Ebert claimed the point of the movie was 'to discover whether trust and faith can affect our fates'. I appreciate hearing Pascal's wager mentioned. I didn't really see the point of the extended Shakespears scene. Didn't work for me. But worse was the absurd plot line that Charles, the one man she did really love, was lost to her for five years cuz she, goshdarnit, was suddenly a dingbat and told him the wrong town she lived in so he couldn't write her to keep in touch while away briefly. I've seen this used before where two ppl meet and are swept away by suddenly passionate love. She gives him her number that night only for it to slip from his pocket and him seemingly choose to intentionally never call her. They meet again years later and it's explained what happened with the number being lost. That made more sense than this did; esp. since there's a child involved. 3.3 stars Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/08/25 Full Review William L "To you, only what's written is true. It's a gulf between us." A Tale of Winter is a story of romance more than it is a story of love, and yes, there is a difference; it is a woman's struggle with the ideas of passion, attraction, and satisfaction. A whirlwind romance and a twist of fate leads Charlotte Véry's Félicie with an unexpected child and a yearning for a lover she knew only briefly. Now separated by a twist of fate, she makes her way through relationships as a matter of practicality and compromise, knowing that she can likely never replicate the sensations she felt with her first joys, but seeing half-measures as superior to nothing at all. Though there is an undercurrent of struggle and bleak reality - the winter palette is full of grays and muted tones - but an ultimate return to hopeful wonder and a reward for Félicie's 'loyalty'. While the ending is somewhat gratifying and unlikely, it's very difficult to avoid enjoying it having endured Félicie's consistent subdued suffering alongside her. From a production perspective, Rohmer puts some interesting twists in A Tale of Winter, the most obvious of which (apart from the color scheme, which is tightly controlled) comes from the editing room. Surprisingly rapid cuts in the establishing shots give a sense of life and vibrancy to the space between 'significant' occurrences, which are typically marked by substantially longer scenes (including a surprisingly lengthy rendition of Shakepeare's 'The Winter's Tale', which has heavy thematic implications and lends the film its title) and leave a heavier impact. A very good late-career romance from a master of the French New Wave. (3.5/5) Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/30/21 Full Review S R 1001 movies to see before you die. An odd tale of a woman in search of true love. It was on CRI. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Another great Rohmer film. It's about a young mothers devotion to the man she fell in love with one night many years ago. Her child is his, to which they lost track of each other because she misspelled her address. It's an enjoyable watch as any other Rohmer. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Because of the protagonist, I just don't feel like this one at all. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member #2 in rohmer's saga of 4 seasons Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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