Featured Audience Ratings

• Simeon D

  
  Bertrand, a scrawny philosophical student living in Paris, spectates on his egoistic friend's relationship with a naive girl. While discussing European directors with my Dad, he brought up Eric Rohmer and said that he was a great underrated director. Recently my Dad brought… More
  Bertrand, a scrawny philosophical student living in Paris, spectates on his egoistic friend's relationship with a naive girl. While discussing European directors with my Dad, he brought up Eric Rohmer and said that he was a great underrated director. Recently my Dad brought home "Eric Rohmer's Six Morale Tales", and out of boredom I watched this one. The acting was generally mediocre, though at times the actors were able to evoke that "hidden scars" emotion or express some sort of underlaying tension. More than anything, the film works as a time capsule from early 1960s Paris and you get the feeling that your actually experiencing the whole loose/college lifestyle that the characters are portraying. Also, it's well photographed and manages to retain astounding atmosphere. The narrative unravels more like a piece of literature than a film, which is why this stands out in a sea of obscure foreign classics. Even though every character comes off as either too mundane or too simple; Bertrand's narration provides a philosophical look at every crack and crevice in their personalities. That being said; it's very slow and there aren't any explosions, shoot-outs, or car chases; but I really enjoyed this one because you could tell that Rohmer is a intelligent person who wants his audience to actually learn something from his film, and all the while proving his passion for film-making. Ultimately, it's a fascinating cinematic endeavor from the Beat Generation. 91/100

• Emily B

  
  The second of the moral tales. I found the first one, The Bakery Girl Of Monceau, slightly better than this one. Still this is a very enjoyable short film.