La Collectionneuse (The Collector, French;1967)
Director and Writer: Eric Rohmer
The 4th offering of the 'Moral Tales' by Eric Rohmer is again another film about love and morality involved.
Here, the protagonist who is the narrator is telling his point of view about his uppity moral values and degrading of a fellow tenant of a bungalow in a French countryside.
The story with the introduction of the three main character - Haydée (a curvaceous body perfect 20 young lass, carefree and impulsive); Daniel (a painter who has his own high thoughts about himself); Adrien (the protagonist is introduced engaged in a tête-à-tête with his girlfriend and her girlfriend about beauty and attraction).
Adrien is a antique collector who goes to the country side for a getaway. The painter Daniel is also there. The serenity of the bungalow is somewhat disturbed by the presence of a carefree easygoing Haydée. The presence of different men to take her out every evening gives the impression to Adrien, who is narrating, that she is of loose morals. He gives the impression that he is of irresistible charm that Haydée is captivated by him and going through extents to seduce him.
This cat and mouse of a game goes on until it leads to animosity between the trio.
The contradiction of the narrator's action is seen when he actually tries to force himself on her and accuses her of teasing her.
Adrien finds a buyer for his prized china. As a bonus for the sale, Adrien actually sends Haydée to the buyer's house for companionship!
Surprisingly, Haydée just follows without any resistance. Probably, her bohemian outlook of life embraced anything that came along the way. Suddenly, Adrien felt empty in the bungalow. He returned to the buyer's house to bring her back. Along the way back, she contemplates following her fellow bohemian friends to Rome. Adrien just leaves and fly of to London.
As in all the moral stories, the conclusion and the interpretation of the contents is left hanging. For a change, the narrators viewpoint does not resonant well with the audience, probably as I did not agree with his views and demeaning judgmental assumptions of loose morals on the part of Haydée. He appears very conceited with his appearance and assumes that she has a conniving way to seduce him and leave him high and dry!
Director and Writer: Eric RohmerThe 4th offering of the 'Moral Tales' by Eric Rohmer is again another film about love and morality involved.
Here, the protagonist who is the narrator is telling his point of view about his uppity moral values and degrading of a fellow tenant of a bungalow in a French countryside.
The story with the introduction of the three main character - Haydée (a curvaceous body perfect 20 young lass, carefree and impulsive); Daniel (a painter who has his own high thoughts about himself); Adrien (the protagonist is introduced engaged in a tête-à-tête with his girlfriend and her girlfriend about beauty and attraction).
Adrien is a antique collector who goes to the country side for a getaway. The painter Daniel is also there. The serenity of the bungalow is somewhat disturbed by the presence of a carefree easygoing Haydée. The presence of different men to take her out every evening gives the impression to Adrien, who is narrating, that she is of loose morals. He gives the impression that he is of irresistible charm that Haydée is captivated by him and going through extents to seduce him.
The contradiction of the narrator's action is seen when he actually tries to force himself on her and accuses her of teasing her.
Adrien finds a buyer for his prized china. As a bonus for the sale, Adrien actually sends Haydée to the buyer's house for companionship!
Surprisingly, Haydée just follows without any resistance. Probably, her bohemian outlook of life embraced anything that came along the way. Suddenly, Adrien felt empty in the bungalow. He returned to the buyer's house to bring her back. Along the way back, she contemplates following her fellow bohemian friends to Rome. Adrien just leaves and fly of to London.
As in all the moral stories, the conclusion and the interpretation of the contents is left hanging. For a change, the narrators viewpoint does not resonant well with the audience, probably as I did not agree with his views and demeaning judgmental assumptions of loose morals on the part of Haydée. He appears very conceited with his appearance and assumes that she has a conniving way to seduce him and leave him high and dry!
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