My Night at Maud's

PG

Released Mar 22, 1970

1h 45m

Comedy

Drama

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96%

Tomatometer

24 Reviews

88%

Audience Score

2,500+ Ratings

Jean-Louis (Jean-Louis Trintignant) is a devout Roman Catholic who subscribes to an austere moral code influenced by the philosophy of Blaise Pascal. When he spots a pretty girl (Marie-Christine Barrault) at church, he promises to one day marry her. But then an old friend (Antoine Vitez) introduces him to alluring divorcee Maud (Françoise Fabian). After a conversation about love and philosophy, the chaste Jean-Louis spends the night at Maud's place, conflicted about what he desires.

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Penelope Gilliatt

New Yorker

Not many people could have done what Rohmer has. It is a very delicate triumph for the talkies, and the ending of his picture hangs there like the close of a great short story.

Jan 23, 2024

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

My Night at Maud's is about love, being a Roman Catholic, body language and the games people play. It is just about the best movie I've seen on all four subjects.

Rated: 4/4

Jul 3, 2018

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

A date movie with a touch of class.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 22, 2010

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

As with all French New Wave films, this one still feels fresh and unique. Nearly fifty years after its release you still see it bucking trends and plowing new ground.

Rated: 4.5/5

Aug 24, 2022

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Few directors are as adept as Rohmer at capturing the messy morality of life.

Rated: 3/4

May 23, 2020

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Lewis Teague

Los Angeles Free Press

How this is made into absorbing material that elicits the easy concentration of the audience is tribute to the fine acting of Jean-Louis Trintignant and Francoise Fabien, and the relaxed intelligent direction of Eric Rohmer.

Jan 17, 2020

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babarizam

Its an interesting movie. A dialogue between faith and humanity. Even if irritates you, one can never deny that its a work of art.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/18/24

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Noel P

Second film I watched on Eric Rohmer's filmography. What can I say? He's a masterful director and an actor's dream -- you can tell by how comfortable his actors are, and the dialogue is so natural. Visually, it also makes me respect the choice of black and white more and more, which worked perfectly for this film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/27/23

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david b

I think this film reflects more on our moralistic and religious backgrounds vs our ability to become the people we imagine and fantasise we are. I instantly recognised episodes in my life from this and enjoyed the sentiment behind this. I was actually surprised that a film from the nouvelle vague canon had such a sophisticated and restrained underpinning. if you are an over-thinker this film was made for you. Take a holiday in its premise and spend time with its characters, it feels like time travel.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/28/23

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Giovanna Lopes G

O filme retrata como uma pessoa católica teoriza as relações amorosas e lida cotidianamente com a sua própria fé em um mundo onde se concede escolhas que podem ou nao estar dentro do considerado correto pela religião em questão. Por isso, observa-se uma dualidade nas características dos personagens - inclusive nos católicos - que tambem mostra-se presente na contraposição de discurso entre ciência e religião, enfatizando-la, portanto, ainda mais. Além disso, religiosos e ateus discutem temas como a probabilidade do encontro a partir de nomes como Pascal e sobre fidelidade dentro do casamento, criando assim, diversos pontos de vista que ora andam lado à lado ora contrapõe-se. Um ótimo filme que se passa na época natalina mas que nao esbanja esse seu respectivo espirito como aparecem tradicionalmente nos filmes, com presentes, família reunidas, luzes ofuscantes, musicas características e entre outros - um filme bem de rena de papai Noel.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/30/22

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Audience Member

Loved it - superb performances. Jean Louis Trintignant's performance is wonderful.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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William L

Rohmer takes on an aspect of romance that is seldom embraced in serious drama - the 'feeling out' phase, where interest, passion, and nervousness each play out in a slow dance of word games and barely shrouded innuendo. It's in this early battlefield that we get to see the struggle of romantic entanglement as logic (the frequent discussions of Pascal) battles passion for dominance. This tug-of-war effecively gives us something of a mess of morality as Trintignant's Jean-Louis and his small social group each independently make their way through their respective pursuits, dragging along with them their emotional and cultural baggage. A well-acted conversational drama that gives complexity to intimacy even if it likes to relish in the overt philosophicaly discussions for a bit longer than necessary. (3.5/5)

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/25/21

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Éric Rohmer

Director

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Jean-Louis

Françoise Fabian

Maud

Antoine Vitez

Vidal

Marie-Christine Barrault

Françoise

Léonide Kogan

Concert Violinist

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Synopsis

Jean-Louis (Jean-Louis Trintignant) is a devout Roman Catholic who subscribes to an austere moral code influenced by the philosophy of Blaise Pascal. When he spots a pretty girl (Marie-Christine Barrault) at church, he promises to one day marry her. But then an old friend (Antoine Vitez) introduces him to alluring divorcee Maud (Françoise Fabian). After a conversation about love and philosophy, the chaste Jean-Louis spends the night at Maud's place, conflicted about what he desires.

Director: Éric Rohmer
Screenwriter: Éric Rohmer
Distributor: Pathé Contemporary Films
Production Co: Les Films des deux mondes, Les Films du Losange, Productions de La Guéville, Two World Entertainment, Les Films de la Pléiade [fr], Simar Films, Les Films du Carrosse, Renn Productions, FFD
Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: French (Canada)
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 22, 1970, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 15, 2020
Runtime: 1h 45m
Sound Mix: Mono

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