Le rayon vert

Description

Delphine's summer vacation plans have fallen through. The Parisian secretary embarks on a aimless odyssey through France: «Delphine is alone in La Plagne in the mountains, occasionally in Cherbourg among friends, lonely on the beach in Biarritz, sometimes bursting into tears and hiding behind facades of casualness (…). But eventually she sees what one can only see on cloudless clear days in the second after sunset – the green glow over the sea.» (Harry Tomiczek, Austrian Film Museum) «Rohmer starts from seemingly the simplest stories – and that is where his genius shines. He takes everyday, almost banal people and situations – here a secretary whose vacation plans fall apart – and creates a kind of spiritual journey. Le rayon vert was a revelation for me (…). The film is a psychological study, a philosophical discourse, a strikingly sober portrait of longings, feelings, opinions, thoughts, of glances and gestures, of awkward, clumsy moments – emotional, intellectual, and in a subtle, extremely subtle way incredibly tragic.» (Richard Linklater, Austin Film Society) Contributors and additional information: Director: Éric Rohmer Screenplay: Éric Rohmer Camera: Sophie Maintigneux Music: Jean-Louis Valero Editing: María Luisa García Cast: Marie Rivière (Delphine), Béatrice Romand (Béatrice), Rosette (the friend from Cherbourg), Carita (Léna), Vincent Gauthier (Vincent), María Luisa García (= Lisa Hérédia; Manuella), Sylvie Richez, Amira Chemakhi