L'amour l'apres-midi

Tonight I was doing a vast collection of information on the internet, and came across a very well done, provocative, and involving clip from a French film entitled L'amour l'apres-midi. Here's the thought process that got me to this YouTube clip:

- Read William James' "The Will to Believe."
- Researched Pascal's Wager, which James references in his essay.
- After reading about Pascal's Wager, I stumbled across the French Film "Ma nuit chez Maud" (My Night With Maud) by Eric Rohmer. In Ma nuit chez Maud, the characters (a marxist, a Catholic, and a freethinker) discuss Pascal's Wager.
- After reading about Ma nuit chez Maud, and consequently filmmaker Eric Rohmer, I stumbled across Rohmer's work L'amour l'apres-midi (Love In the Afternoon).
- While reading about Love In the Afternoon, I decided to search for video clips of Rohmer's work, and came across this clip from the film. Further research indicated that this clip is the most famous from the film, titled Chloe In the Afternoon in North America (Chloe is a major character featured later in the film).

For your enjoyment:

L'amour l'apres-midi



Really, really good clip. Lots of talking/narration, but none of it seems tiresome. Endless shots of people moving, and what normally would be boring shots of transportation scenes, seamlessly transition through the mind at the thought of Frederic's next statements. The amulet fantasy is funny and engaging. Good stuff, Mr. Rohmer.

I am also happy to know that Rohmer is alive and well, and has made films as recently as 2007, despite his robust age of 88.

RP