| The Green Ray | |
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 UK DVD Cover |
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| Directed by | Éric Rohmer |
| Produced by | Margaret Ménégoz |
| Written by | Eric Rohmer Marie Rivière |
| Starring | Marie Rivière |
| Music by | Jean-Louis Valéro |
| Cinematography | Sophie Maintigneux |
| Editing by | María Luisa García |
| Release date(s) | 1986 |
| Running time | 98 min. |
| Language | French |
| IMDb profile | |
The Green Ray (French: Le Rayon vert) is a 1986 film by Éric Rohmer. It is released as Summer in North America. The film stars Marie Rivière, Rosette, Béatrice Romand, Carita and Vincent Gauthier. It is based on the novel of the same name by Jules Verne. It was shot in France on 16mm film and much of the dialogue is improvised. The film won the FIPRESCI Prize and the Golden Lion at the 1986 Venice Film Festival.
Plot
The movie opens at the start of Delphine's summer vacation. Her travel companion has ditched her and she mopes around Paris, depressed and self-pitying. Her friends urge her to get out there and meet new people. She visits several locations, but can never seem to find what she wants: happiness and true love. At Biarritz train station she meets a young man who is travelling to Saint-Jean-de-Luz. She goes with him and together they fall in love in front of the warm glow of sunset; and le rayon vert (the Green flash).
External links
| The Comédies et proverbes series |
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| La Femme de l'aviateur | Le Beau Mariage | Pauline à la plage | Les Nuits de la pleine lune | Le Rayon vert | L'Ami de mon amie |
| Preceded by Vagabond |
Golden Lion winner 1986 |
Succeeded by Au revoir les enfants |
