ERIC ROHMER’S EARLY WORKS

One of the leading figures of the French nouvelle vague and a contemporary of Jean-Luc Godard, Francois Truffaut and Louis Malle, veteran filmmaker Eric Rohmer is firmly established as one of world cinema’s greatest and most en- during directors. LE SIGNE DU LION ('The Sign of Leo', 1962) - Rohmer’s debut feature tells the cautionary tale of a Paris-based American, born under the sign of Leo and confident that luck is on his side. In anticipation of an inheritance from a re- cently deceased aunt, he freely wracks up debts only to find himself in dire straits when his windfall fails to materialise... French with English subtitles, 100 minutes LA BOULANGERE DE MONCEAU ('The Girl at the Monceau Bakery', 1962) - Rohmer’s international reputation was made by the ‘Moral Tales’, an ambitious series of six films around a common theme. Filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier narrates the first, LA BOU- LANGERE DE MONCEAU, a charming short shot on the streets of Paris in Rohmer’s trade- mark naturalistic style. Barbet Schroeder plays a young man whose affections are divided between two beautiful girls - one he meets on the street and another who works in a local bakery - but finds himself faced with the dilemma of choosing between them. French with English subtitles, 22 minutes LA CARRIERE DE SUZANNE ('Suzanne’s Career', 1963) - In Rohmer’s tale of adolescent naiveté, Bertrand, a shy and reserved student, finds himself consumed with jealousy and resentment as he observes his roguishly confident best friend Guillaume exploit the generosity of the sweetly seductive Suzanne. French with English subtitles, 52 minutes