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La Collectionneuse (1967)

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La Collectionneuse is the third of director Eric Rohmer's "Six contes moraux" (six moral tales), and also the first of the series to attain full feature-length status (each of the first two entries, La Boulangere de Monceau and La Carriere de la Suzanne, ran less than one hour). Patrick Bauchau plays a self-centered young man on summer holiday in the Mediterranean. He finds himself irresistibly attracted to Haydee (Haydee Politoff,) the aloof young woman who shares his St. Tropez villa. Haydee

Unrated, 1 hr. 28 min.

Drama, Romance, Art House & International, Classics, Comedy

Directed By: Eric Rohmer

Written By: Patrick Bauchau, Haydee Politoff

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1966 Wide

On DVD: Apr 25, 2000

Cast

Haydee Politoff
Haydee
Patrick Bauchau
Adrien
Daniel Pommereulle
Daniel
Mijanou Bardot
Carole
Eugene Archer
Sam Hertzberg
Annick Morice
Carole's Friend
Denis Berry
Charlie
Donald Cammell
Boy at St. Tropez
Alain Jouffroy

Critic Reviews for La Collectionneuse

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It's as if the film were a kind of living notebook for what Rohmer was to do later, with greater ease and refinement.

May 9, 2005 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Vincent Canby

New York Times

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Rohmer's impossibly light, graceful way of posing profound moral questions hasn't yet wholly coalesced, though this 1966 film does have his soft, slow rhythm.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

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A translucent comedy of procrastination

November 16, 2009 Full Review Source: CinePassion

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

Almendros captures the beauty of Politoff and the scenery with an acute sense of detail.

November 15, 2007 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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Wryly and delightfully witty.

June 24, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out

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Tom Milne

Time Out

Rohmer delivers a study of self-rationalization at its finest.

March 10, 2003 Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

The film radiates with the charms derived from so-called sophisticated pleasures and a sneaky sense of perversion.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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I can't pretend to grasp the whole film, but there is one scene that I want to write about: when Adrien and Daniel verbally gang-up on Haydee and label her "la collectionneuse." The two men huddle together, like teenage girls sharing a cruel laugh. All through the film Rohmer dresses them in frilly, feminine costumes,

July 22, 2011