Eric Rohmer summary

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Eric Rohmer, orig. Jean-Marie-Maurice Scherer, (born April 4, 1920, Nancy, France—died Jan. 11, 2010, Paris), French film director. After working as a schoolteacher, he became a founding editor of La Gazette du Cinéma in 1950 and later editor of the influential New Wave periodical Cahiers du Cinéma (1957–63). After directing several short films, he made a series of contes moraux (“moral tales”) that included the successful films My Night at Maud’s (1968), Claire’s Knee (1970), and Chloe in the Afternoon (1972), sensitively observed studies of romantic love. His later films include The Marquise of O (1976), Full Moon in Paris (1984), Autumn Tale (1999), and Triple Agent (2004).

François Truffaut Summary

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Jean-Luc Godard Summary

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directing Summary

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film Summary

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