Nice. The wonderful thing about Rohmer is that if you like one film by him, you're pretty much guaranteed to enjoy the bulk of his others as well. He's remarkably consistent, both in tone/content and in (high) quality. The Green Ray is somewhere in the middle of my own personal Rohmer ranking, it's an excellent film.Michael wrote:Le Rayon Vert - what an astounding film! I can't forgive myself for letting it slide by for years. Watching it last night, I was completely transfixed by how lovely it was. The woman's performance was wonderful and that was an amazingly precise character development. That was my first Rohmer venture. What should be next for me?
I'd recommend diving into the Six Moral Tales next -- the Criterion box set is wonderfully assembled, the films are all incredible, and there are some very interesting short films as extras. If you're just looking for a more moderate one or two films to check out next, I'd most heartily point you towards the charming The Aviator's Wife (possibly my favorite Rohmer), and the utterly classic My Night At Maud's. The latter is one of the Moral Tales, and the former is part of the same Comedies & Proverbs series that also houses The Green Ray.