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?").

Le Beau Mariage
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Directed by	Éric Rohmer
Written by	Éric Rohmer
Produced by	Margaret Ménégoz
Starring	Béatrice Romand André Dussollier Féodor Atkine Arielle Dombasle
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

Synopsis

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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]

Reception

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]

Release

The film is available in the US via the Xfinity streaming service.[5]

References

External links

• Le Beau Mariage at IMDb

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