Le Rayon Vert (Summer)
Directed by Eric Rohmer
Exclusive Double Feature with Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle!
Declared the best movie of the year in 1986 by Andrew Sarris, Le Rayon Vert is frequently cited as a career triumph in a filmography that includes numerous great films. Rohmer’s tale, the fifth in his “Comedies & Proverbs” cycle, follows the independent but insecure Delphine (Marie Rivière), a newly single young Parisian who cannot find a holiday companion for the month of August, as she glides and stumbles in her longing for connection. Overhearing a discussion of Jules Verne’s The Green Ray, Delphine becomes fascinated with seeing the elusive meteorological event and the promise that comes with it. Rohmer stock player Rivière, who assisted in writing her largely self-created role, delivers one of the most captivating lead performances in any of the filmmaker’s works.
"Rohmer's ultimate masterwork. No film I can recall in years has provided such a profound insight into the human condition. A singularly ennobling episode in the history of cinema."
—Andrew Sarris, Village Voice
“Eric Rohmer’s compassionate, humane masterpiece … its delicacy, charm and tenderness are irresistible.”
—Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
“It’s as flawlessly constructed, shot and performed as ever… the word, quite bluntly, is masterpiece.”
—Geoff Andrew, Time Out London
Le rayon vert, France 1986, 98 min. Written by Eric Rohmer. Photographed by Sophie Maintigneux. With Béatrice Romand, Marie Rivière, Vincent Gauthier. The Film Desk. In French with subtitles.
Double feature $9 for SFFS members, $11 general, $10 senior/student/disabled. Box office now open online at sffs.org and in person at SF Film Society Cinema.
Declared the best movie of the year in 1986 by Andrew Sarris, Le Rayon Vert is frequently cited as a career triumph in a filmography that includes numerous great films. Rohmer’s tale, the fifth in his “Comedies & Proverbs” cycle, follows the independent but insecure Delphine (Marie Rivière), a newly single young Parisian who cannot find a holiday companion for the month of August, as she glides and stumbles in her longing for connection. Overhearing a discussion of Jules Verne’s The Green Ray, Delphine becomes fascinated with seeing the elusive meteorological event and the promise that comes with it. Rohmer stock player Rivière, who assisted in writing her largely self-created role, delivers one of the most captivating lead performances in any of the filmmaker’s works.
"Rohmer's ultimate masterwork. No film I can recall in years has provided such a profound insight into the human condition. A singularly ennobling episode in the history of cinema."
—Andrew Sarris, Village Voice
“Eric Rohmer’s compassionate, humane masterpiece … its delicacy, charm and tenderness are irresistible.”
—Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
“It’s as flawlessly constructed, shot and performed as ever… the word, quite bluntly, is masterpiece.”
—Geoff Andrew, Time Out London
Le rayon vert, France 1986, 98 min. Written by Eric Rohmer. Photographed by Sophie Maintigneux. With Béatrice Romand, Marie Rivière, Vincent Gauthier. The Film Desk. In French with subtitles.
Double feature $9 for SFFS members, $11 general, $10 senior/student/disabled. Box office now open online at sffs.org and in person at SF Film Society Cinema.
May 18–24
Showtimes 2:15, 6:45
SF Film Society Cinema
1746 Post Street (Webster/Buchanan)
Showtimes 2:15, 6:45
SF Film Society Cinema
1746 Post Street (Webster/Buchanan)