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Summary: A very intelligent movie
Review: This is a movie where there is no action, rather we are the fly on the wall and we listen in to conversations. The main character in the movie is Pauline, a teenager, vacationing at the beach with her older cousin. The older cousin is married, but not happily married. During their vacation, they meet some men, have conversations about life, and love. We see relationships develop, others fall apart, some tell the truth, and others lie. What this film illustrates, in such a subtle way, is the people who are honest are the ones who are the most happy. Those who lie to others, or to themselves, seem stuck in a melancholic exsistance. By the end of the movie, it turns out the teenage girl is the one who is the wisest of them all.The DVD has good picture quality, as good as from any movie made in the 1980's I have seen. You can turn the subtitles on or off, unlike some DVDs that burn the subtitles into the picture.
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Summary: Pauline At The Beach
Review: This is such a nice movie, it's a pity that Pauline (Amanda Langlet) wasn't nude or topless in it. She has a nice body and wears some very sexy bikinis. There is no nudity or violence in this movie.
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Summary: Pauline could drown at the beach and I wouldn't care
Review: You either go two ways after viewing a Rohmer film: 1) Now that was interesting, went by quickly for a "talkie" movie, held my attention, very interesting characters, dialogue and scenarios quite intriguing, wouldn't mind seeing again. or 2) Now that was a waste of time, boring characters who I could care less what is happening to them or what will happen next, and I never want to sit through this awful drivel again. Unfortunately, this Rohmer film is a #2. No characters in this that I really cared about. The conversations were dull, trivial, and they didn't amount to much to hold one's interest. I think I would have liked the film a tad better had the Arielle Dombaisle character really found out that she was a stupid fool for falling for the lothario in the film, who cheated on her, but she refused to believe it. She really needed an awakening or comeuppance, but got none. The film ended without her realizing what a fool she was, and made me feel like a fool for having wasted over 90 minutes just watching it. I give it two stars because it probably isn't the worst Rohmer film, but pretty close, and I liked the crystal clear DVD transfer that did not make it seem like you were watching a 1983 film at all. MGM/World Films need to do all Rohmer's films. No extras but at least the subtitles are removable and interchangable. The trailer for this film is quite possible the worst one I have ever seen. With this bad a film, you think they would have shown some spiced up trailer or something to somehow obtain one's desire to actually view this film, but no.
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Summary: Pauline could drown at the beach and I wouldn't care
Review: You either go two ways after viewing a Rohmer film: 1) Now that was interesting, went by quickly for a "talkie" movie, held my attention, very interesting characters, dialogue and scenarios quite intriguing, wouldn't mind seeing again. or 2) Now that was a waste of time, boring characters who I could care less what is happening to them or what will happen next, and I never want to sit through this awful drivel again. Unfortunately, this Rohmer film is a #2. No characters in this that I really cared about. The conversations were dull, trivial, and they didn't amount to much to hold one's interest. I think I would have liked the film a tad better had the Arielle Dombaisle character really found out that she was a stupid fool for falling for the lothario in the film, who cheated on her, but she refused to believe it. She really needed an awakening or comeuppance, but got none. The film ended without her realizing what a fool she was, and made me feel like a fool for having wasted over 90 minutes just watching it. I give it two stars because it probably isn't the worst Rohmer film, but pretty close, and I liked the crystal clear DVD transfer that did not make it seem like you were watching a 1983 film at all. MGM/World Films need to do all Rohmer's films. No extras but at least the subtitles are removable and interchangable. The trailer for this film is quite possible the worst one I have ever seen. With this bad a film, you think they would have shown some spiced up trailer or something to somehow obtain one's desire to actually view this film, but no.
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