Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle
Directed by Eric Rohmer
Exclusive Double Feature with Le Rayon Vert!
Over the course of the four episodes of Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle, two young women—one from the city, the other from the country—meet and bond over an exquisite atmospheric event just before daybreak known as the “Blue Hour” and then room together in Paris, where they encounter many of the inevitable characters of a modern city: a difficult waiter, a metro station hustler and a snooty gallery owner. The heart of Rohmer’s delightful story develops the idea that the birth of art from natural environs is developed and enriched by the more rugged elements of urban life. Joëlle Miquel, who plays the rurally raised Reinette, also painted the works attributed to her character while well-known actor Fabrice Luchini uses his special brand of snobbery to play the gallerist.
"A perfect example of Rohmer's emphasis on people talking, relating and living ... his multiple story film – one of his most charming – describes the Aesop’s Fable-style friendship of two young women. The simpliest incident becomes the most momentous occasion ... belongs to that epiphanal period following Le Rayon Vert."
—Armond White, New York Press
"This movie's first chapter, "The Blue Hour," finds the sleepy girls waiting for that moment of complete silence just before daybreak. Blink and you'll miss it, rustle and you'll break the spell." —Rita Kempley, Washington Post
4 aventures de Reinette et Mirabelle, France 1987, 95 min. Written by Eric Rohmer. Photographed by Sophie Maintigneux. With Joëlle Miquel, Jessica Forde, Béatrice Romand, Fabrice Luchini. 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.
Over the course of the four episodes of Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle, two young women—one from the city, the other from the country—meet and bond over an exquisite atmospheric event just before daybreak known as the “Blue Hour” and then room together in Paris, where they encounter many of the inevitable characters of a modern city: a difficult waiter, a metro station hustler and a snooty gallery owner. The heart of Rohmer’s delightful story develops the idea that the birth of art from natural environs is developed and enriched by the more rugged elements of urban life. Joëlle Miquel, who plays the rurally raised Reinette, also painted the works attributed to her character while well-known actor Fabrice Luchini uses his special brand of snobbery to play the gallerist.
"A perfect example of Rohmer's emphasis on people talking, relating and living ... his multiple story film – one of his most charming – describes the Aesop’s Fable-style friendship of two young women. The simpliest incident becomes the most momentous occasion ... belongs to that epiphanal period following Le Rayon Vert."
—Armond White, New York Press
"This movie's first chapter, "The Blue Hour," finds the sleepy girls waiting for that moment of complete silence just before daybreak. Blink and you'll miss it, rustle and you'll break the spell." —Rita Kempley, Washington Post
4 aventures de Reinette et Mirabelle, France 1987, 95 min. Written by Eric Rohmer. Photographed by Sophie Maintigneux. With Joëlle Miquel, Jessica Forde, Béatrice Romand, Fabrice Luchini. 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 4:30, 9:00
SF Film Society Cinema
1746 Post Street (Webster/Buchanan)
Showtimes 4:30, 9:00
SF Film Society Cinema
1746 Post Street (Webster/Buchanan)