In THE AVIATOR'S WIFE, a film exploring the complexity of young love, director Eric Rohmer casts Marie Riviere in the lead role of Anne, a twentysomething Parisian woman trying to sort out her feelings about her past and present lovers. The film takes place on a weekday from seven in the morning to seven at night. Anne wakes up .. Read more
| Starring | Philippe Marlaud, Marie Riviere, Ann-Laure Maeury |
|---|---|
| Director | Eric Rohmer |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance, World Cinema |
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In THE AVIATOR'S WIFE, a film exploring the complexity of young love, director Eric Rohmer casts Marie Riviere in the lead role of Anne, a twentysomething Parisian woman trying to sort out her feelings about her past and present lovers. The film takes place on a weekday from seven in the morning to seven at night. Anne wakes up to a surprise visit from one of her lovers, Christian (Mathieu Carriere), a handsome, sophisticated married man who works as an aviator. He tells Anne that he has decided to end his affair with her because his wife is pregnant. Anne is crushed and escapes into her job, trying to avoid Francois (Philippe Marlaud), her other lover, who works nights and is therefore free to bother her all day long. Francois is a needy, immature, and impulsive 20-year-old student who can't compete with Christian. Fueled with jealousy, Francois spends the day spying on Christian as he innocently strolls through Paris's Butte Chaumont park. One of the five films in Rohmer's Comedies and Proverbs series, THE AVIATOR'S WIFE dwells not on fancy camerawork or a dramatic plotline. Instead, as is true of most of the director's oeuvre, the film focuses on dialogue, relationships, and emotion. The gem of this film is the gorgeous, willowy Riviere--also the star of Rohmer's SUMMER--whose lonely, melancholic performance is captivating.
| Starring | Philippe Marlaud, Marie Riviere, Ann-Laure Maeury |
|---|---|
| Director | Eric Rohmer |
| Studio | ARROW FILM DISTRIBUTORS LTD. |
| Original title | La Femme de l'aviateur |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 46 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 41 mins |
| Certificate |  DVD LOVEFiLM Instant |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: French LOVEFiLM Instant: French |
| Subtitles | DVD: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English |
| Released | Production year: 1981 To Watch Online: LOVEFiLM Instant: 19 Jul 2011 To Rent: DVD: 12 Apr 2004 |
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The first in Rohmer's series ComÃdies et Proverbes, this gentle comedy laced with pain is a delight from start to... read more on Time Out
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To love or not to love?
The heroine of this film is a young lady who does not know what she wants. She is dumped by the aviator (aircrew or cabin crew?) of the title whose wife is ... read more »
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Dull (malheureusement)
As a fan of Rohmer I found this disappointingly anodyne and frankly boring. The middle section is mildly amusing and certainly more lively than the two that ... read more »
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superb film
Another classic by Rhomer..great story line, makes you think about relationships, great views of Paris..to those who say 'i didnt watch it cos it had ... read more »
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The first of Rohmer&#...
The first of Rohmer's outstanding 'Comedies and proverbs' sequence is a much more formal, almost modernist exercise than any of his previous works, ... read more »
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