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La Collectionneuse

Play trailer Poster for La Collectionneuse Released Mar 2, 1967 1h 30m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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A young man (Patrick Bauchau) tells himself high ideals are what kept him from sleeping with a temptress (Haydée Politoff) staying at the same St. Tropez boarding house.
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Penelope Gilliatt New Yorker La Collectionneuse hasn’t a very sure sense of the ridiculous, or much love, and Rohmer’s command of a wry style all his own hasn’t yet gathered itself to a point. Jan 29, 2024 Full Review Jan Dawson Sight & Sound Curiously, although La Collectionneuse (Connoisseur) more than confirms [Eric Rohmer's] creative strength, it is, far more markedly than his earlier feature, a critic's film. Apr 1, 2020 Full Review Richard Brody New Yorker The natural splendors of blue water, rocky shore, bright sky, and hilly terrain provide a serene setting for the eternal struggles of man versus man, man versus woman, and man versus his own worst instincts. Sep 12, 2016 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Often hard to take. Rated: 2.5/4 May 23, 2020 Full Review Arthur Ross Los Angeles Free Press When will intellectuals learn that intellectualizing emotions does not engage them? Apparently. Eric Rohmer never will... he has produced one of the most tedious films that I have seen in a long time. Jan 8, 2020 Full Review Fernando F. Croce CinePassion A translucent comedy of procrastination Nov 16, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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s r A French film that teases us all the way to the end. I appreciated it for its poetic approach to life and attempt to portray modern relationships. Made me want to go to the Riviera. Saw on TCM. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Rohmer had a deliberate narrative style that postponed or sidestepped events that a conventional director would have supplied right on schedule. Yes, there is some tedium and some bothersome issues in the rather languorous pace of the action, the voice over, and in the opinion of himself Adrian has. But the overall effect resonates in the tension that clearly is there between characters. And Haydée Politoff is just great as the object of both annoyance and desire. 3.7 stars Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member The third film in Eric Rohmer's "Moral Tales" series is not as enthralling as his later films in the series. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member It's classic Eric Rohmer, with a kind of sexual tension that is not gratuitous but reveals deeper movements in the souls of the characters. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Superbly shot and perfectly told/narrated through dialogues, inner monologue and its scenes Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member An exploration of the complicated, convoluted narratives that we throw over straightforward events. Nobody seems entirely sure exactly what it is that they're doing. They chase ideas, but their ideas are ultimately unsatisfactory, or unattainable. No character comes out of it especially well, but Haydée, perhaps, is the one who has the right amount of humorous detachment from it all. Many beautiful lines in a film that ultimately shows how beautiful phrases and ideas don't get you so very far. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A young man (Patrick Bauchau) tells himself high ideals are what kept him from sleeping with a temptress (Haydée Politoff) staying at the same St. Tropez boarding house.
Director
Éric Rohmer
Producer
Barbet Schroeder, Georges de Beauregard
Screenwriter
Patrick Bauchau, Haydée Politoff, Daniel Pommereulle, Éric Rohmer
Distributor
Pathé Contemporary Films, Fox Lorber, Images Distribution
Production Co
Les Films du Losange, Rome Paris Films
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 2, 1967, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Aug 15, 2006
Runtime
1h 30m
Sound Mix
Mono
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