A Tale of Springtime(Conte de printemps)
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France · 1990
Rated PG · 1h 43m
Director Éric Rohmer
Starring Anne Teyssèdre, Hugues Quester, Florence Darel, Eloïse Bennett
Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Conte de printemps (A Tale In Springtime) is the story of an introverted young girl just reaching adulthood who takes a liking to an older woman she meets at a party and determines to match her off with her father, despite the latter's already having a lover of his own. There is a certain absurdity to this, apparent to both adults, who though both reluctantly attracted to each other resent Darel's attempts at matchmaking. Nevertheless, both of them are intelligent enough to understand that there is no 'proper' way to meet, and are alive to the possibilities that life brings them. Darel, for her part, is a persistent catalyst.
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