LE RAYON VERT

(1986) Declared the best movie of 1986 by Andrew Sarris -- a year that also included HANNAH AND HER SISTERS, THE SACRIFICE, and VAGABOND -- LE RAYON VERT is frequently cited as a career triumph in a filmography that includes numerous great films. Rohmer's tale, the fifth in his Comedies & Pro... Read more

(1986) Declared the best movie of 1986 by Andrew Sarris — a year that also included HANNAH AND HER SISTERS, THE SACRIFICE, and VAGABOND — LE RAYON VERT is frequently cited as a career triumph in a filmography that includes numerous great films. Rohmer’s tale, the fifth in his Comedies & Proverbs cycle, follows the independent but insecure Delphine (Marie Rivière), a newly single young Parisian who cannot find a holiday companion for the month of August, and meets and rejects, glides and tumbles in her longing for connection. Overhearing a discussion of Jules Verne, Delphine becomes fascinated with seeing an elusive meteorlogical event — The Green Ray — and the promise that comes with it. Rohmer regular Rivière (AN AUTUMN TALE, THE AVIATOR’S WIFE), who also co-wrote her largely self-created role, delivers one of the most captivating performances in any of the director’s works. 96 min.