Eric Rohmer (1921 - 2010), one of the founding filmmaker-critics of the influential French New Wave, developed a contemplative, beautifully rhythmic cinematic language all his own. At a time when film tastes were shifting toward genre and visual stylistics, Rohmer, once a novelist and teacher of literature, retained focus on the nuances of conversation and interaction. In a Rohmer film, what is said and done between characters is important – while what is left unsaid and undone between characters is vitally important. This is seen throughout Rohmer's most famous series of films, "The Six Moral Tales," begun in 1963. In MY NIGHT AT MAUD'S, the Rohmer film best-known film to American audiences and the second feature-length installment in the series, a man and a woman are thrown together for a snowbound evening of existential discussion. The result is an elegant character study that unhurriedly reveals modern dilemmas and daily tragedies with frankness and even humor. This same patient attention to wordplay is prevalent in Rohmer's other "Moral Tale" masterworks, CLAIRE'S KNEE, CHLOE IN THE AFTERNOON and LA COLLECTIONNEUSE.

Friday, July 16 – 7:30 PM

Double Feature: MY NIGHT AT MAUD’S (MA NUIT CHEZ MAUD), 1969, Wellspring, 105 min. Winner of Cannes’ Golden Palm and nominated for an Oscar, this film remains one of the most successful attempts to unravel the complex human psyche. Narrator Jean-Louis Trintignant vows to marry, only to fall in fascination with another woman, divorcee Maud (Françoise Fabian). Trailer

Saturday, July 17 – 7:30 PM

Double Feature: LA COLLECTIONNEUSE, 1967, Les Films du Losange, 89 min. Dir. Eric Rohmer. When cultured art dealer Adrien (Patrick Bauchau) retreats to a Mediterranean villa with his close friend for a quiet summer of reading and relaxing, he doesn't count on the presence of a third roommate - Haydee (Haydee Politoff), a young woman whose free-spirited, sexually uninhibited behavior is an unwelcome addition to the planned serenity. Trailer