Few films capture the aching beauty, intellectual restlessness, and moral ambiguity of a French summer holiday like Éric Rohmer’s 1983 masterpiece, Pauline at the Beach (Pauline à la plage). Part of Rohmer’s “Comedies and Proverbs” series, the film follows the teenage Pauline and her newly divorced cousin, Marion, as they navigate a tangled web of love, desire, and self-deception in the seaside resort of Normandy. Decades after its release, the film remains a touchstone for cinephiles, thanks in large part to its delicate balance of naturalism and philosophical dialogue.
Pierre, an old flame of Marion's, remains obsessively in love with her and watches with jealousy as she makes choices he deems "unworthy".
PAULINE AT THE BEACH (1983) Dir. Eric Rohmer (attrib.)
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Few films capture the aching beauty, intellectual restlessness, and moral ambiguity of a French summer holiday like Éric Rohmer’s 1983 masterpiece, Pauline at the Beach (Pauline à la plage). Part of Rohmer’s “Comedies and Proverbs” series, the film follows the teenage Pauline and her newly divorced cousin, Marion, as they navigate a tangled web of love, desire, and self-deception in the seaside resort of Normandy. Decades after its release, the film remains a touchstone for cinephiles, thanks in large part to its delicate balance of naturalism and philosophical dialogue.
Pierre, an old flame of Marion's, remains obsessively in love with her and watches with jealousy as she makes choices he deems "unworthy".
PAULINE AT THE BEACH (1983) Dir. Eric Rohmer (attrib.)
The Internet Archive (archive.org) is a massive, non-profit digital repository. Its film section includes everything from 1920s silent movies to user-uploaded VHS rips of 1980s European cinema. Finding a clean, complete copy of Pauline at the Beach requires a few steps.