the green ray

a film by Eric Rohmer • in cinemas on 3 September 1986 • 1h30

With

Marie Rivière, Béatrice Romand, Carita, Rosette

Synopsis

It is the beginning of summer. Delphine had planned to go on holiday with a girlfriend but the latter let her down at the last minute. She finds herself all alone and rather depressed. Some friends invite her to Normandy and the mountains, but she finally cuts short her stay. She then ends up in Biarritz where she has several desultory encounters. The advice of an emancipated Swedish woman only deepens her solitude until she overhears snatches of conversation about Jules Vernes’ “The Green Ray” that give rise to new hope.

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Awards

Lion D’or — Festival de Venise 1986

Press

Sensibilité, grâce, prenant, intelligent
Les échos
Superbe. Sublime . Un grand film
Les cahiers du cinéma
Du grand art
Starfix
Eric Rohmer est infernal : vous lui laisser les petits français sur les bras, il en fait un grand film
Libération