June 6, 2011
Richard Brody, New Yorker
Melvil Poupaud,
Amanda Langlet,
Aurelia Nolin,
Gwenaelle Simon,
Aime Lefevre
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The third film in Eric Rohmer's Tales of the Four Seasons quartet takes place in a resort town in Brittany. Gaspard (Melvil Poupaud) has come to enjoy a vacation with his girlfriend, Lena (Aurelia Nol... read more
DVD Release Date: September 5, 2000
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February 14, 2001
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
At the age of 76, filmmaker Eric Rohmer probably has a better understanding of young love than most young lovers do. Full Review
August 15, 2006
Keith Phipps, AV Club
Poupaud may come off as callow and timid... but Rohmer seems to suggest that his youthful mistakes will make him a better man, a typically generous, hopeful, and convincing sentiment in a disarmingly ... Full Review
August 3, 2005
Tom Dawson, BBC
A beautiful and bittersweet romantic comedy from the evergreen French writer/director. Full Review
June 5, 2002
Ed Scheid, Boxoffice Magazine
Rohmer has made an enjoyable comedy from this slight story. Full Review
April 17, 2002
David Sterritt, Film Scouts
The typically Rohmeresque talk, talk, talk is fetchingly photographed, though, and acted with unassuming charm by a fresh young cast. It's minor fun. Full Review
March 16, 2002
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Demonstrates French writer and director Eric Rohmer's penchant for exploring all the nuances of dating and sexual politics. Full Review
November 13, 2001
Brian Webster, Apollo Guide
Those who are patient enough to persevere through the seemingly endless rambling conversations will catch snippets of intelligent repartee that make the film interesting and worthwhile. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Urban Cinefile Critics, Urban Cinefile
Curiously haunting, this film, yet it defies easy labels. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Examiner
It's always a delight to see the latest installment in Eric Rohmer's decades-long sequence of talky, almost actionless pictures about the romantic and ethical dilemmas of young French people. Full Review
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