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Acclaimed French filmmaker Eric Rohmer adapts author Honoré d'Urfé's classic 17th century novel to craft this morally complex tale of romance concerning a young couple about to be betrothed, but drive... read more read more...n apart by a tragic misunderstanding. Celadon (Andy Gillet) and Astrea (Stéphanie Crayencour) are deeply in love. Each has vowed that they want to spend the rest of their lives together, but their future union is suddenly thrown into question when one day on the riverbank Astrea sees Celadon kissing another woman. Subsequently banning Celadon from her sight forever, the inconsolable Astrea is horrified to discover that Celadon has attempted to take his own life by leaping into the river after learning of the decree; fortunately, he was saved at the last minute by an upper-crust young woman (Véronique Reymond) who wants to possess him. Desperate to win Astrea back, Celadon accepts the advice of a druid priest and his niece, who convince him to dress in drag, pose as a woman, and strike up a friendship with Astrea. Before long, the two are kissing, holding hands, and napping together -- with Astrea little recognizing her new "best friend"'s real gender or identity. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 49 min.

Directed by: Eric Rohmer

Release Date: August 15, 2008

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DVD Release Date: February 10, 2009

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  • columbiatch
    September 1, 2009
    columbiatch
    Pretty silly stuff, Rohmer adapts a 17th century story set in a mythical 5th century with druids and nymphs and shepherds. The dialogue, acting, and narration give it a kind of theatrical and literary feel, but in a tongue in cheek manner. The male protagonist even pronounces t... read morehat he will "drown himself at once" upon being spurned by his jealous lover, and does so. Of course no Rohmer film would be complete without plenty of talk about love and related subjects. This is more humorous and erotic than the other Rohmers I've seen, but it lacks the depth of character and emotional poignancy of his better films.
  • heybarbara
    July 23, 2009
    heybarbara
    Rohmer has made great films so I was pretty excited to see this one. Celadon & Astrae is an odd film and I don't think it's a great film, but I don't think it's a bad one. Adapting seventeenth-century pastoral tales to the screen may be a far-fetched enterprise at best, but ther... read moree must be better methods than this. Paradoxically, though the pastoral ideal is about purity and simplicity, recapturing it is likely to require more elaborate methods than this. Rohmer's bare-bones methods worked well for most of his career because the people and their conversations were interesting enough in themselves; the intensity of his own interest made them so. Such methods don't work so well here. The talk in 'The Romance of Astrea and Celadon' is too stilted and dry most of the way to hold much interest. For dyed-in-the-wool Rohmer fans, of course, this mature work is nonetheless required viewing. Newcomers as usual had best go back to 'My Night at Maude's' and 'Claire's Knee' to understand the perennial interest of this quintessentially French filmmaker.

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Michael Phillips
January 30, 2009
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune

In what he claims will be his final film, 87-year-old Eric Rohmer fashions a serenely daffy coda to a half a lifetime spent behind the camera exploring the vicissitudes of romance. Full Review

Wesley Morris
September 5, 2008
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe

The movie looks and feels exactly how it probably was to make: like a walk in the park. Full Review

Stephen Holden
August 18, 2008
Stephen Holden, New York Times

The nymphs and druids who frolic through The Romance of Astrea and Celadon occupy mythological space between Shakespeare and Greek mythology.

Andrew O'Hehir
August 15, 2008
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com

I can't think of another director who would even have tried to make this mythic wonderland come alive, with its impossibly beautiful actors, lush, bucolic scenery and not even the slightest concession... Full Review

Tayt Harlin
August 13, 2008
Tayt Harlin, New York Magazine

Rohmer has not succumbed to pessimism or despair in his late work, and here he is as light of touch and witty as ever. Full Review

Andrew Sarris
August 13, 2008
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer

Even though I much prefer Mr. Rohmer's forays in the contemporary world from very oblique vantage points, I find his period spirituality very genuine. Full Review

J. Hoberman
August 13, 2008
J. Hoberman, Village Voice

The movie's gravity has the effect of raising Rohmer's career-long concerns to cosmic heights. Full Review

Mick LaSalle
June 27, 2008
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

Rohmer's knack for fable is manifest even in his modern-dress films, and in Astrea and Celadon a feeling of fable - of more to this story than meets the eye - is ever-present. Full Review

Ronnie Scheib
September 29, 2007
Ronnie Scheib, Variety

Pic's fantastic third act more than makes up for such occasional slogging. Full Review

Fernando F. Croce
August 26, 2009
Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion

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