La Collectionneuse

1967 1h 26m FR

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6.9

SOLID

★6.9TMDB · 276

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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Bombastic, womanising art dealer Adrien and his painter friend Daniel go on holiday at a 17th-century villa on the Riviera. But their idyll is disturbed by the presence of the bohemian Haydée, accused of being a 'collector' of men.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Patrick Bauchau
Adrien
Haydée Politoff
Haydée
Daniel Pommereulle
Daniel
Alain Jouffroy
Writer
Mijanou Bardot
Carole
Annik Morice
Carole's Friend
Dennis Berry
Charlie
Seymour Hertzberg
Sam

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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59 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.

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ERA

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Part of the "Six Moral Tales" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Blossom Toes. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Patrick Bauchau and Haydée Politoff and Daniel Pommereulle carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Éric Rohmer directs. Néstor Almendros behind the camera. Blossom Toes scores. Jackie Raynal cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
259 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.
4Part of the "Six Moral Tales" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Éric Rohmer, shot by Néstor Almendros. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Blossom Toes. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Jackie Raynal shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Patrick Bauchau and Haydée Politoff and Daniel Pommereulle carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0061495 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 10 themes, including "villa", "girlfriend", "threesome", "boyfriend girlfriend relationship".
11Released under 13 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Néstor Almendros
Original score: Blossom Toes
Editing: Jackie Raynal
Runtime: 86 min · 1h 26m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: FR
Certification (US): TP
IMDB: La Collectionneuse (1967)

Awards

Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize

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Part of

Six Moral Tales

Six brief affairs of the mind, from one of cinema's great moral philosophers, Éric Rohmer spent the 1960s and early '70s turning his ideas about cinema into film with this septet of stories about temptation and self-deception. Each installment follows a man already committed to one woman who finds himself drawn to another, only to talk himself back to the first — Rohmer's interest lying less in what his characters do than in the elaborate reasoning they use for justification. Shot with an understated, naturalistic eye and narrated in a wry first-person, the films move from the two black-and-white shorts that open the series to the lush, seasonal features that follow, cementing Rohmer as one of the New Wave's most distinct and influential voices.