Director

Éric Rohmer

1920 – 2010

Who they are

Born: 20 March 1920, Tulle, Corrèze, France
Died: 11 January 2010
Known for: My Night at Maud's, Claire's Knee, Pauline at the Beach

Éric Rohmer was a French director, critic and former editor of Cahiers du cinéma, associated with the French New Wave. He is known for quietly observed, dialogue-driven films about love and moral choices, organised into cycles such as the Six Moral Tales and Tales of the Four Seasons.

Where to start

My Night at Maud's (1969)In the library
Breakthrough of the Six Moral Tales, bringing him international acclaim and Oscar attention.
Claire's Knee (1970)Log in to add it to the library
Another of the Six Moral Tales, a celebrated study of desire and restraint.
Pauline at the Beach (1983)Log in to add it to the library
A key Comedies and Proverbs film, showing his sharp ear for youthful romantic talk.
The Green Ray (1986)Full guide
A loosely improvised portrait of a lonely woman on holiday, and a major late-career success.
A Tale of Winter (1992)Log in to add it to the library
A highlight of his Tales of the Four Seasons cycle, about fate and faith in love.

Their films in the library

Awards

1983 Silver Bear for Best Director (Berlin) for Pauline at the Beach
1986 Golden Lion (Venice) for The Green Ray
2001 Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement (Venice)

The full list · 107

1950Journal d'un scélératLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1951Presentation, or Charlotte and Her SteakLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1952Les Petites Filles modèlesLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1954BéréniceLog in to add it to the libraryDirector · Actor as Aegeus
1956The Kreutzer SonataLog in to add it to the libraryDirector · Actor as Poznyecev
1959Véronique and Her DunceLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1962Sign of the LionLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1963The Bakery Girl of MonceauLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1963Suzanne's CareerLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1963Paysages urbainsLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1964Nadja in ParisLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1964Changing LandscapesLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1964Les Cabinets de physique au XVIIIe siècleLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1964Les Salons de DiderotLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1965Six in ParisLog in to add it to the libraryDirector · Actor as Narrator (segment "Place de l'Etoile") (uncredited)
1965Cinéastes de notre temps : Carl Th. DreyerLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1965On PascalLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1965Don Quichotte de CervantesLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1965Place de l'ÉtoileLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1965Perceval ou le Conte du GraalLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1965Les Caractères de La BruyèreLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1965Les Histoires extraordinaires d’Edgar PoeLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1966A Modern CoedLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1966Brigitte and BrigitteLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Le professeur Schérer
1966Victor Hugo : les Contemplations, livres V et VILog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1967La CollectionneuseLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1967L’Homme et son journalLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1967L’Homme et les GouvernementsLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1967L’Homme et les ImagesLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1967L’Homme et la MachineLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1968A Farmer in MontfauconLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1968Louis LumièreLog in to add it to the libraryDirector · Actor as Self (voice)
1968Stéphane MallarméLog in to add it to the libraryDirector · Actor as Jules Huret (voice)
1968Nancy au XVIIIe siècleLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1968L’Homme et les FrontièresLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1969My Night at Maud'sLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1969Entretien sur le bétonLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1969Victor Hugo architecteLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1969Postface à Tire-au-FlancLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Himself
1969La Sorcière de MicheletLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1969Looking Back on Boudu Saved from DrowningLog in to add it to the libraryDirector · Actor as Self
1970Claire's KneeLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1970Le Français langue vivante ?Log in to add it to the libraryDirector
1970L'Enfant apprend sa langueLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1970La Linguistique et l'Enseignement du françaisLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1972Love in the AfternoonLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1973Out 1: SpectreLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Balzac specialist
1975Ville nouvelle : La Forme de la villeLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1975Ville nouvelle : La Diversité du paysage urbainLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1975Ville nouvelle : Enfance d'une villeLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1975Ville nouvelle : Le Logement à la demandeLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1976The Marquise of OLog in to add it to the libraryDirector · Actor as Russian Soldier
1977Parlons cinema avec Eric RohmerLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Interviewee
1978PercevalLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1978En répétant PercevalLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1980Catherine de HeilbronnLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1980JustocoeurLog in to add it to the libraryActor as L'invité
1981The Aviator's WifeLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1981Et dixit le mageLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1982A Good MarriageLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1982Chassé-croiséLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1982Raphaël par le dessinLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1982Passage de la ViergeLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1983Pauline at the BeachLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1983The Adventures of RosetteLog in to add it to the libraryDirector · Actor
1983Rosette sort le soirLog in to add it to the libraryDirector · Actor as Rosette's father
1984Full Moon in ParisLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1984Rosette prend sa doucheLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1985Rosette vend des rosesLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1986The Green RayLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1987Boyfriends and GirlfriendsLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1987Four Adventures of Reinette and MirabelleLog in to add it to the libraryDirector · Actor as Man in Supermarket (uncredited)
1987Rosette cherche une chambreLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1988Rosette vole les voleursLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1988Trio in E FlatLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1989Les Jeux de sociétéLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1990A Tale of SpringtimeLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1990Out 1Log in to add it to the libraryActor as Le balzacien
1992A Tale of WinterLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1993The Tree, the Mayor and the MediathequeLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1993François Truffaut: Stolen PortraitsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
1994Éric Rohmer, preuves à l’appuiLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
1995Rendezvous in ParisLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1996A Summer's TaleLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1997Des goûts et des couleursLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1998An Autumn TaleLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1998Un dentiste exemplaireLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1998Les amis de NinonLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1998Heurts diversLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1999Une histoire qui se dessineLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
2000Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmasLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
2001The Lady and the DukeLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
2004Triple AgentLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
2005Le Canapé rougeLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
2005The Making of A Summer’s TaleLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Himself
2005Les Contes secrets ou les RohmériensLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
2006Moral Tales, Filmic Issues: A Conversation between Barbet Schroeder and Eric RohmerLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Himself
2007The Romance of Astrea and CeladonLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
2008Le Nu à la terrasseLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
2009La Traversée du désirLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
2010My Last Interview with Eric RohmerLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
2010In the Company of Éric RohmerLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
2011Celluloid and MarbleLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
2012Die Geheimnisse von ParisLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Himself
2023Godard CinemaLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self (archive footage)
2025Éric Rohmer, Childhood SpiritLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Himself
2025Postface à l’AtalanteLog in to add it to the libraryDirector · Actor as Self

Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.