The Romance of Astrea and Celadon
Eric Rohmer's witty tale of love, faith, jealousy, desire... and cross-dressing.
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A brilliantly perverse and original reworking of themes close to his heart, Eric Rohmer's funny, touching film is fearless and magical.
Eric Rohmer's most recent, perhaps final feature is a triumph: a witty, elegant tale of love, faith, jealousy, desire... and cross-dressing.
Adapting a text written in 1607 but set in the 5th century, Rohmer creates a half-Christian, half-pagan pastoral Gaul as a product of the 17th-century imagination. A shepherd, Céladon, is accused of infidelity by his beloved Astrée and attempts suicide, only to be saved by three clearly interested nymphs. Meanwhile a guilt-ridden Astrée searches for the missing shepherd who, ironically, is determined to respect her command that she never see him again... A brilliantly perverse and original reworking of themes dear to his heart, Rohmer's funny, touching film is altogether fearless, altogether magical.
- Directed by:
- Eric Rohmer
- Cast:
- Andy Gillet, Stéphanie Crayencour, Cécile Cassel, Véronique Reynaud
- Distributor:
- Artificial Eye
- Country:
- France-Italy-Spain
- Year:
- 2007
- Running time:
- 109min
