My Night at Maud's

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Mickey B. @Mickerdoo Dec 26 A lot of talking that didn’t feel like much doing. Didn’t really side with Jean-Louis’ actions. Kind of glad it ended up sloppy for him. See more Alain E @AlainE Jul 18 This is a real talkie. No violence, no sex, no car chases. A Renault 16 gets stuck on ice. A very important car by the way, even Brezhnev owned one. Essentially the movie is about men and women relating to each other. The male hero is supposedly being driven by his Catholic faith, which is a faint excuse for his behavior, as the church does not recognize premarital sex. He may know Pascal, but cannot really make up his mind about who to live with. Eventually he follows his theories and marries Francoise, but when he meets Maud again years later, we can see that he still thinks what if. One of the best Eric Rohmer’s films. If someone decides to watch it expecting a lot of action after dark, the PG rating should help to clarify things, although the issues raised are beyond the level of kids, despite the lack of nudity. See more Patricia W @RT52876138 12/25/2024 What a bore.Talk,talk,talk.FIN. See more babarizam @RT59932316 02/18/2024 Its an interesting movie. A dialogue between faith and humanity. Even if irritates you, one can never deny that its a work of art. See more 07/14/2022 Loved it - superb performances. Jean Louis Trintignant's performance is wonderful. See more William L @RT77267842 07/25/2021 Rohmer takes on an aspect of romance that is seldom embraced in serious drama - the 'feeling out' phase, where interest, passion, and nervousness each play out in a slow dance of word games and barely shrouded innuendo. It's in this early battlefield that we get to see the struggle of romantic entanglement as logic (the frequent discussions of Pascal) battles passion for dominance. This tug-of-war effecively gives us something of a mess of morality as Trintignant's Jean-Louis and his small social group each independently make their way through their respective pursuits, dragging along with them their emotional and cultural baggage. A well-acted conversational drama that gives complexity to intimacy even if it likes to relish in the overt philosophicaly discussions for a bit longer than necessary. (3.5/5) See more Read all reviews

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