Les nuits de la pleine lune (Full Moon in Paris)

The fourth instalment of Comédies et proverbes features one of the most memorable heroines in Rohmer’s work: Louise, a young designer who yearns for both love and independence and perhaps expects too much from life. She temporarily leaves her boyfriend Rémi to live alone in Paris once more, convinced that she can combine freedom with a relationship. With humour and compassion, Rohmer shows how her dreams clash with reality. Architecture and interiors beautifully reflect the inner worlds of his characters. With its symmetrical compositions and sophisticated colour schemes, this is also one of his most formalist films. Pascale Ogier’s spontaneous, melancholic performance lends the film a special intensity, to which the evocation of Parisian nightlife in the early 1980s also contributes. Following Ogier’s tragic death shortly after filming, the film also became one of Rohmer’s most moving works.