Product Details

• Actors: Clara Bellar, Antoine Basler, Mathias Mégard, Judith Chancel, Malcolm Conrath
• Directors: Eric Rohmer
• Writers: Eric Rohmer
• Producers: Françoise Etchegaray
• Format: Color, Subtitled, NTSC
• Subtitles: English
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: New Yorker Video
• VHS Release Date: January 1, 1998
• Run Time: 94 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304479654
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #271,600 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

The talk-fest films of aging French New Wave filmmaker Eric Rohmer (My Night at Maud's, Pauline at the Beach) have grown less fashionable--and watchable--over the years. Rendezvous in Paris, though, is his breeziest film in years. Three unconnected stories of modern courtship play across the screen with a wonderful supporting player tying the stories together: the colorful streets of Paris. In the first story a young woman hears her boyfriend is seeing other women, leading her into a sticky, amusing situation. Another woman doesn't want to visit her boyfriend's apartment in the middle piece. She suggests, though, they have an affair while posing as tourists. The finale, the best segment, focuses on your typical aloof artist who warms to a newly married woman visiting an art gallery. Rohmer's pacing may be trying for those weaned on American romantic comedies, but this film is one of his more accessible, as the game of courtship is universal. --Doug Thomas

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars One of his lesser works, April 30, 2004

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Vinny Mac "bigpoppa_2059" (CO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rendezvous in Paris [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I have seen all but 2 of Eric Rohmer's feature films, and being that he is my favorite director I am very critical of what I like and don't like. This movie is ideal for two types of people: Francophiles who enjoy different sights and sounds of beautiful Paris (at times the movie is almost like a travelogue, especially in the 2nd story) and Eric Rohmer completists. This movie was a real treat compared to Rohmer's last few movies, which were becoming more tedious and uninteresting since "A Tale of Springtime". This movie was made at the same time Rohmer was in the midst of his Four Seasons series and pales in comparison to any of them. Rohmer fans will love it and people looking for a slight, forgettable talkfest in Paris. For anyone looking to enter the world of Rohmer, I'd recommend the two films that immediately proceeded this one, "A Summer's Tale" & "Autumn Tale" over this

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Love and its illusions Paris style., November 21, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Rendezvous in Paris [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Eric Rohmer's three stories about the allure of love and it's illusions. One of the most insightful films about relationships that I have seen. Each story is real in it's depiction of relationships in a style that is unlike anything made in America. You will either be disapointed or touched by the stories as you see a litte bit of your own experiences portrayed. A unique look at young love by a elderly master who provides keen insight about young love.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Mediocre Picture Quality - VHS Copy, February 29, 2000

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Etem Dolen (Nanuet, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rendezvous in Paris [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Really good movie, 3 interesting stories, good acting, great scenery of Paris. The only problem is the quality of the VHS picture. I purchased a new copy from this store, and watched it the very first time. I was very disappointed with the picture that kept moving constantly.