A Tale of Winter
Conte d'hiver
CINEMA1992-01-29
DIGITAL2021-02-16
RegionFR
Runtime114 MIN
Media TypeMovie
Storyline
Felicie and Charles have a whirlwind holiday romance. Due to a mix-up on addresses they lose contact, and five years later at Christmas-time Felicie is living with her mother in a cold Paris with a daughter as a reminder of that long-ago summer. For male companionship she oscillates between hairdresser Maxence and the intellectual Loic, but seems u...
DIRECTOR / Director
Éric Rohmer
KEYWORDS
parisfrancesingle parentchanceextramarital affair
Collection: Tales of the Four Seasons
In this series, Éric Rohmer examines how different people respond when chance encounters and discoveries alter their plans and undermine their independence. Even though the protagonists are different from each other, all are shown over a one- to two-week period grappling with uncertainty and change. That seasons themselves are impermanent highlights the films' themes.
