SHAKESPEARE

Alternative title

Winter’s Tale, The

Synopsis

Feature film. Félicie works as a hairdresser in Belleville and has a five-year-old daughter. She is involved with a librarian, Loïc, and also with the hairdresser Maxence. But she is still haunted by the memory of Charles whom she met in a whirlwind holiday romance five years ago and who is unaware of the existence of their child. Felicie gave Charles her address, but it was incorrect and they lose touch. At a visit to Nevers to see Maxence’s salon she continues to meditate about the absent Charles. Felicie returns to Paris and Loic takes her to a performance of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale. The wooden performance brings about a better understanding and intellectual clarity, and Felicie cries as King Leontes beholds the statue of his wife and is told that to bring her to life, ''It is required that you do awake your faith.'' By coincidence Charles and Felicie are reunited and vow never to separate again.

Language

French (Standard)

Country

France

Medium

Film

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

1992

Duration

114 mins

Credits

Director

Eric Rohmer

Producer

Margaret Menegoz

Screenplay

Eric Rohmer

Music

Sebastien Erms

Costume

Pierre-Jean Larroque

Animator

Eric Pages

Cast

Roger Dumas	Leontes, King of Sicily
Diane Lepvrier	Hermione
Edwig Navarro	Perdita
Danièle Lebrun	Paulina
Charlotte V ry	Felicite
Fr d ric Van den Driessche	Charles
François Raucher	Florizel
Herve Furic	Loie
Michel Voletti	Maxence

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Plays

Winter’s Tale, The

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General

Second of Eric Rohmer’s cycle of films CONTES DES QUATRE SAISONS (Tales of Four Seasons).

Reviews

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times (December 9 2001).

Production Company

Name

C.E.R.

Address

France

Name

Films du Losange

Address

France

Online Retailer

Name

amazon.co.uk

Web

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