Eric Rohmer: With Supporting Evidence

During our Eric Rohmer tribute in January and February, audiences raved about this absorbing documentary on the director by French critic Labarthe. Rohmer elaborates on his technical, philosophical, and aesthetic approach to filmmaking. We see him rummaging through his files and notebooks for the spark that inspired a particular film, comparing successive versions of the same script, projecting screen tests on his office wall. Despite the mood of immediacy and spontaneity he creates in his cinema, this is no accidental filmmaker.

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