Eric Rohmer

Suzanne’s Career

Suzanne’s Career

Bertrand bides his time in a casually hostile and envious friendship with Guillaume. But when Guillaume seems to be making a play for the spirited, independent Suzanne, Bertrand watches disapprovingly. With its ragged black-and-white 16 mm photography and strong sense of 1960s Paris, Suzanne’s Career, the second of Eric Rohmer’s Six Moral Tales, is a wonderfully evocative portrait of youthful naivete and the complicated bonds of friendship and romance.

Film Info

  • France
  • 1963
  • 55 minutes
  • Black & White
  • 1.37:1
  • French
  • Spine #344

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Six Moral Tales

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Suzanne’s Career
Cast
Catherine Sée
Suzanne
Philippe Beuzen
Bertrand
Christian Charrière
Guillaume
Diane Wilkinson
Sophie
Credits
Director
Eric Rohmer
Producer
Barbet Schroeder
Cinematography
Daniel Lacambre

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