L'amour l'après-midi 1972

Critics score:
90 / 100

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Vincent Canby, New York Times: Just because Mr. Rohmer keeps his focus short, clear and precise, one sees deeply into the lives of his characters without the sort of pretentious distortions of most movies that deal in metapsors. Read more

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: In the couple's eventual rapprochement, Rohmer argues persuasively for a love illuminated by reason, a sexuality enhanced by self-awareness. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: What makes Rohmer's films so sparkling and intelligent is the way in which he watches his characters. Nothing escapes him, and he uses the angle of a glance, the tilt of a head, the precise set of a mouth, in order to create wonderfully complex characters Read more

Time Out: A wonderfully cool and lucid exposition of the twists and turns of its hero's thoughts. Read more

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