One of the leading figures of the French nouvelle vague and a contemporary of Jean-Luc Godard Francois Truffaut and Louis Malle veteran filmmaker Eric Rohmer is firmly established as one of world cinema's greatest and most enduring directors. Le Signe Du Lion (aka: The Sign of Leo): Rohmer's debut feature tells the cautionary tale of a Paris-based American born under the sign of Leo and confident that luck is on his side. In anticipation of an inheritance from a recently de
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Triple bill of early work from celebrated French arthouse director Eric Rohmer. 'Le Signe Du Lion' (1962) is Rohmer's directorial debut - a cautionary tale of an American in Paris (Jess Hahn) who believes himself astrologically privileged. On the promise of a possible upcoming inheritance from a dead aunt, he starts spending money he doesn't have and has to reap the whirlwind when it fails to materialise. 'Le Boulangerie De Monceau' (1962) tells the story of a young man (Barbet Schroeder) in a quandary over two beautiful women, one from his local bakery and one a stranger whom he met on the street. 'La Carriere de Suzanne' (1963) features a naïve, retiring student (Philippe Beuzen) drawn to a fellow student, Suzanne (Catherine Sée). He experiences unprecedented emotions when his confident friend (Christian Charrière) steams in and Suzanne seems to like it.
Along with Jean-Luc Godard and Francois Truffaut, Eric Rohmer blazed a trail for young filmmakers in France during the late 50s/early 60s. This collection of three of the French New Wave forefathers early films, includes LA SIGNE DU LION (1959), LA BOULANGERE DE MONCEAU (1963) and LA CARRIERE DE SUZANNE (1963).
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