A Tale of Winter
| Conte d'hiver | |
|---|---|
 French poster | |
| Directed by | Éric Rohmer |
| Produced by | Margaret Ménégoz |
| Written by | Éric Rohmer |
| Starring |
Charlotte Véry Frédéric van den Driessche Michael Voletti Hervé Furic Ava Loraschi |
| Music by | Sébastien Erms |
| Cinematography | Luc Pagès |
| Edited by | Mary Stephen |
Release date |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Box office | $1.6 million[1] |
A Tale of Winter (French: Conte d'hiver) is a 1992 French drama film directed by Éric Rohmer, and starring Charlotte Véry, Frédéric van den Driessche and Michael Voletti. It is the second of Rohmer's "Tales of the Four Seasons" (Contes des quatre saisons), which also include A Tale of Springtime (1990), A Summer's Tale (1996) and Autumn Tale (1998). The film was entered into the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival.[2][3]
Synopsis
During her summer holidays young Félicie falls in love with a handsome cook named Charles. He plans to leave for America at the end of the Summer. Félicie gives Charles her address hoping for further contact. Out of nervousness she makes a mistake in the address and consequently he fails to find her. Five years later Félicie is a single mother raising Charles' daughter. While still sustaining a strong hope that one day she'll meet Charles again, she carries on a somewhat normal day-to-day life. As Christmas comes and goes, she's having difficulty choosing between her two lovers... the hair dresser Maxence and the librarian Loic, both patiently waiting for her to commit. Eventually, as New Year's Eve approaches she decides that she can't be happy with either of them. At the end of the film Félicie's faith in providence is rewarded when she 'accidentally' finds Charles again and they are as passionately attracted as they were five years before. The film ends on a high note.... with the expectation that everyone will live happily ever after.
Cast
- Charlotte Véry as Félicie
- Frédéric van den Driessche as Charles
- Michel Voletti as Maxence
- Hervé Furic as Loïc
- Ava Loraschi as Elise
- Christiane Desbois as Félicie's mother
- Rosette as the sister
- Jean-Luc Revol as the brother-in-law
- Haydée Caillot as Edwige
- Jean-Claude Biette as Quentin
- Marie Rivière as Dora
- Claudine Paringaux as the customer
- Roger Dumas as Leontes
- Danièle Lebrun as Paulina
- Diane Lepvrier as Hermione
Reception
Review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes reports 94% approval among 18 critics, with an average rating of 8/10.[4] Film critic Roger Ebert added A Tale of Winter to his Great Movies series in 2001, writing, "What pervades Rohmer's work is a faith in love--or, if not love, then in the right people finding each other for the right reasons. There is sadness in his work but not gloom."[5]
References
- ↑ http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=4873
- ↑ "Berlinale: 1992 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2011-05-22.
- ↑ "A Winter Tale". unifrance.org. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ↑ "Conte d'hiver (A Tale of Winter) (1992)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
- ↑ "A Tale of Winter Movie Review (1992)". December 9, 2001. Retrieved March 12, 2016.