My Night at Maud’s (Éric Rohmer 1970) w/ Calvin Kemph

May 27

Felicia is joined by Calvin Kemph to discuss Catholic guilt and philosophy through the character’s in My Night at Maud’s (Éric Rohmer 1970).

We chat about how important it is that this film was shot in black and white and how this story could also fit within his tale of four season series.

This marks the end of the Rohmer series, one that I felt such a great delight in putting together and had some of the best conversations on the show so far. I hope you’re inspired to tackle the rest of his filmography because I truly believe there is a Rohmer film out there for everybody.

Send us your thoughts on the episode - are you satisfied with our protagonist’s ending? Let us know by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: seeingfacesinmovies@gmail.com

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ÉRIC ROHMER’S SIX MORAL TALES – THE DIRECTOR AS AN AUTHOR IN THE FRENCH NEW WAVE: Éric Rohmer’s Six Moral Tales – The Director as an Author in the French New Wave – The Twin Geeks

Sources:

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/436-my-night-at-maud-s-chances-are

https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2005/cteq/my_night_at_mauds/

https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2010/feature-articles/choice-and-chance-a-dialectic-of-morality-and-romance-in-eric-rohmers-my-night-at-mauds/

https://postmodernpelican.com/2020/02/22/my-night-at-mauds-1969/

OUTRO SONG:
The Partisan by Leonard Cohen

FILMS MENTIONED:
The People’s Joker (Vera Drew 2002)

Claire’s Knee (Éric Rohmer 1971)