A Tale of Springtime

1990 1h 47m FR

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6.8

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88%

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7.1

IMDB

★6.8TMDB · 183🍅88%Rotten Tomatoes★7.1IMDB · 6,431

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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The story of an introverted young girl just reaching adulthood who takes a liking to an older woman she meets at a party and determines to match her off with her father, despite the latter's already having a lover of his own.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Anne Teyssèdre
Jeanne
Hugues Quester
Igor
Florence Darel
Natacha
Eloïse Bennett
Ève
Sophie Robin
Gaëlle
Marc Lelou
Gildas
François Lamore
William

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Éric Rohmer
Writers: Éric Rohmer
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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36 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 7

CRAFT

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Part of the "Tales of the Four Seasons" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Éric Rohmer, shot by Luc Pagès. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor María Luisa García shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 7

CAST

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Anne Teyssèdre and Hugues Quester and Florence Darel carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0097106 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Éric Rohmer directs. Luc Pagès behind the camera. María Luisa García cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

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136 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Tales of the Four Seasons" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Éric Rohmer, shot by Luc Pagès. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor María Luisa García shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Anne Teyssèdre and Hugues Quester and Florence Darel carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0097106 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 11 themes, including "france", "paris, france", "vacation", "spring".
9Released under 19 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Luc Pagès
Editing: María Luisa García
Runtime: 107 min · 1h 47m
Status: Released
Original language: FR
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: A Tale of Springtime (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes: 88% 🍅 Fresh
IMDB rating: 7.1/10 · 6,431 votes
MPAA: PG

Part of

Tales of the Four Seasons

The seasons may change, but the follies of the heart are constant in this ineffably lovely quartet of films by Eric Rohmer, one of cinema’s most perceptive chroniclers of the pangs and perils of romance. Set throughout France, Tales of the Four Seasons is a cycle to stand alongside the director’s two earlier acclaimed film series, Six Moral Tales and Comedies and Proverbs. By turns comic and melancholic, breezy and richly philosophical, these bittersweet tales of love, longing, and the inevitable misunderstandings that shape human relationships probe the most complex of emotions with the utmost grace.