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40 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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The Green Ray
1986 1h 39m FR
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7.5
BANGER
★7.5TMDB · 293
DramaRomance
Synopsis
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A lonely Parisian woman comes to terms with her isolation and anxieties during a long summer vacation.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Marie Rivière
Delphine
Rosette
Françoise
Béatrice Romand
Béatrice
Carita
Lena
Vincent Gauthier
Jacques
Eric Hamm
Edouard
Joël Comarlot
Joel
Amira Chemakhi
Delphine's friend
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Éric Rohmer
- Writers
- Marie Rivière, Éric Rohmer
- Languages
- German, French, English, Spanish
- Countries
- France
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: German, French, English, Spanish.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Éric Rohmer, shot by Sophie Maintigneux. 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 Jean-Louis Valéro. 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 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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CAST
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Marie Rivière and Rosette and Béatrice Romand carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0091830 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Éric Rohmer directs. Sophie Maintigneux behind the camera. Jean-Louis Valéro scores. María Luisa García cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in German, French, English, Spanish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 140 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: German, French, English, Spanish.
- 3Directed by Éric Rohmer, shot by Sophie Maintigneux. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Jean-Louis Valéro. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor María Luisa García shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Marie Rivière and Rosette and Béatrice Romand carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt0091830 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Sophie Maintigneux
- Original score
- Jean-Louis Valéro
- Editing
- María Luisa García
- Runtime
- 99 min · 1h 39m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- FR
Awards
- Golden Lion
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Éric Rohmer
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Les Films du Losange
FR
Key crew
- Production SupervisorFrançoise Etchegaray
- EditorMaría Luisa García
- ProducerMargaret Ménégoz
- Sound RecordistClaudine Nougaret
- Sound MixerDominique Hennequin
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- paris, france
- jules verne
- vacation
- romance
- summer vacation
- lonely woman
- cherbourg, france
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1986-08-29
Also known as
International titles
- SummerUS
- Yeşil IşınTR
- 緑の光線JP
