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La Collectionneuse

1967 · 86 min

A languid, talky summer idyll where flirtation and moral games drift by like heat haze, leaving a quiet ache.

Directed by
Éric Rohmer
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Patrick Bauchau, Haydée Politoff, Daniel Pommereulle
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Éric Rohmer
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Patrick Bauchau, Haydée Politoff, Daniel Pommereulle
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • freedom
  • gender
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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