the tree, the mayor and the mediatheque

a film by Eric Rohmer • in cinemas on 10 February 1993 • 1h45

With

Pascal Greggory, Arielle Domsbale, Fabrice Luchini, Clémentine Amouroux,

Synopsis

The young socialist mayor of Saint-Juire, a small village in southern Vendée, has set his heart on building a large cultural and sports complex in the village meadow. He’s a hometown boy well liked by the local people and has managed to raise the loans needed for the complex thanks to his contacts in the Ministry of Culture. All would be fine in the best of villages, if.

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Press

Un saule électoral qui ne manque pas de charme – Quelle jeunesse !
L’Humanité
Si Rohmer n’existait pas, il faudrait l’inventer
Positif
Rohmer, la fable tranquille
Libération
Une savoureuse comédie de caractères
Télérama
Une impressionnante grâce d’écriture
Le nouvel observateur
Rohmer nous surprendra toujours. A un mois des législatives, il disserte sur la politique. Faussement naïf, mais réellement passionnant
L’Est républicain