Le Beau Mariage (The Good Marriage) is a 1982 French film directed by Éric Rohmer, starring Béatrice Romand, André Dussollier, Féodor Atkine. It is one of Rohmer's "comedies and proverbs" (comédies et proverbes). Its theme is a proverb from La Fontaine: "Quel esprit ne bat la campagne? Qui ne fait château en Espagne?" (that is, "Who doesn't daydream? Who doesn't build castles in the air?").
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Directed by | Éric Rohmer |
Written by | Éric Rohmer |
Produced by | Margaret Ménégoz |
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Cinematography | Bernard Lutic |
Edited by | Cécile Decugis |
Music by | Ronan Girre Simon des Innocents |
Distributed by | Acteurs Auteurs Associés |
Release date | 19 May 1982 |
Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
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Sabine, an art history student, is growing tired of being the mistress of a married painter, Simon. She meets Edmond, handsome, young, rich and single, and declares that she is going to marry him.[1]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 92% based on reviews from 12 critics.[2] FrenchFilms.org gave it 4 out of 5.[3]
Tom Milne for Sight and Sound wrote: "It was perhaps high time that one of the delightful women who have led Rohmer's heroes such a teasing dance was put in her place."[4] Vincent Canby of The New York Times gave it 4.5 out of 5 and wrote: "The scope of Le Beau Mariage is limited, but everything within it is well-defined and magically, unexpectedly, illuminating."[1]
The film is available in the US via the Xfinity streaming service.[5]
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