The Green Ray (1986)
Note: this print runs 74 minutes against a recorded 98 minutes. It is the best copy we have found; we keep looking for a complete print.
With Marie Rivière, Rosette, Béatrice Romand, Gérard Leleu, Irène Skobline, Julie Quéré, María Luisa García, Vincent Gauthier
Directed by Éric Rohmer
The Green Ray (French: Le rayon vert), released in North America as Summer, is a 1986 French romantic drama film written and directed by Éric Rohmer. It is the fifth instalment in Rohmer's "Comedies and Proverbs" series. The film was inspired by the novel of the same name by Jules Verne. It was shot in France on 16 mm film and much of the dialogue is improvised. The film won the Golden Lion and the FIPRESCI Prize at the 43rd Venice International Film Festival.
Synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Streaming from YouTube.
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