The man is an observant catholic who goes to midnight mass on christmas eve, but his religious piety does not prevent him from being infatuated with a. This time on the podcast, scott is joined by david blakeslee to discuss eric rohmers my night at mauds. With jeanlouis trintignant, francoise fabien, mariechristine barrault, antoine vitez. Eric rohmers my night at maud s is about love, being a roman catholic, body language and the games people play. French director eric rohmer, former critic and cahiers du cinema editor, created a very special romantic film series around. Ma nuit chez maud, also known as my night with maud uk, is a 1969 french new wave drama film by eric rohmer.
Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. It was a surprise to everyone, including director eric rohmer, that my night at maud s was a success. Vidal, an old school friend, invites him to visit the recently divorced maud, and the narrator ends up staying the night, having philosophical discussions in her bedroom. My night at maud s was the hit of the 1969 new york film festival, and that is not surprising. Ma nuit chez maud my night at mauds 1969 eric rohmer. It is the third film fourth in order of release in his series of six moral tales. Hip latesixties audiences who expected the mass which opens the film to be. My night at maud s the third in the cycle, but the fourth filmed and released is essentially about two people who spend the night talking about having sex, then never having it, but its really about who these people are.
France, 1969, french, 110min, dcp, english subtitles. My night at maud s ma nuit chez maud a romantic triangle is one of the most common storylines in film. In the brilliantly accomplished centerpiece of rohmers moral tales series, jeanlouis trintignant plays jeanlouis, one of the great conflicted figures of sixties cinema. My night at maud s is a great film for those who like subtle romance where what is not said counts more than what is said. Other articles where my night at mauds is discussed. In my night at mauds, the brilliantly accomplished centerpiece of the six moral tales series, jeanlouis trintignant plays jeanlouis, one of the great conflicted. These are the long nights where the operative, productive hum of the common day grinds to a visceral stand still in the truest of senses, shoved into station by the conversations and moments that remain to this day the closest encounters that i have had with true, genuine love, whether it be romantic, platonic, cosmic, or some. A coproduction of ireland and canada, the film is about the life of folk artist maud lewis, who painted in nova scotia. With jeanlouis trintignant, francoise fabian, mariechristine barrault, antoine vitez. Jeanlouis trintignant, fran oise fabian, mariechristine barrault, antoine vitez, l onide kogan, guy l ger, anne dubot, eric rohmer, my night with maud ma nuit chez maud six moral tales iii. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing my night at mauds near you. Good performance as always of jeanlouis trintignant.
The film contains exactly situations of the ordinary life you dont see that movie and think its only a film. My night at mauds 1969 movie clip lord, i am unworthy. No other actor, rohmer insisted, could capture the agony this character goes through, having to choose between the. Bill knew jimy rogers from 1964 and convinced him to start singing lead for bills band. Very much aesthetically of part with the first two entries in the series it is shot in black and white, mainly in interiors and colder climes it is far less scathing than those films, binding it closer. Ma nuit chez maud is a 1969 film from france, directed by eric rohmer the protagonist is an unnamed 34yearold man jeanlouis trintignant who works as an engineer at the michelin plant in clermont. As you watch, keep thinking chance and choice, and i think youll see how this film progresses by going from each to the other. A catholic engineer in his early thirties, he lives by a strict moral code and immerses himself in mathematics and the philosophy of blaise pascal. Rohmer was one of the cahiers du cinema critics who became a lesserknown but ultimately prominent member of the french new wave.
Norman holland on rohmers ma nuit chez maud my night at. My night at maud s 1970 cast and crew jeanlouis jeanlouis trintignant is a devout roman catholic who subscribes to an austere moral code influenced by the philosophy of blaise pascal. The mauds was founded in 1965 by bill durling, rhythm guitar. Overview of my night at mauds, 1970, directed by eric rohmer, with jeanlouis trintignant, francoise fabian, mariechristine barrault, at turner classic movies. Maudie is a 2016 biographical drama film directed by aisling walsh and starring sally hawkins and ethan hawke.
Find out where to watch, buy, and rent my night at mauds online on moviefone. The my in my night at maud s belongs to the protagonist played by jeanlouis trintignant, a catholic engineer whose struggle with his faith is renewed when he falls instantly in love with a woman hes never met mariechristine barrault while attending mass. Norman holland on eric rohmers my night at mauds ma nuit chez maud my night at mauds 1969. My night at mauds by eric rohmer a movie to download, on vod and legal streaming lacinetek. And while rohmers financiers balked at the prospect of a blackandwhite film stocked with long conversations about free will and pascal, my night at mauds became one of rohmers biggest popular and critical successesa luminous, sexy, unerringly intelligent treatment of romantic and religious indecision. My night at mauds is about love, being a roman catholic, body language and the games people play. And while rohmers financiers balked at the prospect of a blackandwhite film stocked with long conversations about free will and pascal, my night at mauds became one of rohmers biggest popular and critical successesa luminous, sexy, unerringly intelligent treatment of. The film violated almost all the rules of popular filmmaking. Rent my night at mauds 1969 on dvd and bluray netflix. My night at mauds is a 1969 french drama film by eric rohmer. My night at maud s trailer 1970 trailer for my night at maud s. The rest of the film springs from this scene, expanding it and commenting on it, and there is a quietly revealing ending that takes place five years later and makes certain things clear about the various relationships. It is the third film fourth in order of release in his series of six moral tales over the christmas break in a french city, the film shows chance meetings and conversations between four single people, each knowing one of the other three. Dec 28, 2015 this time on the podcast, scott is joined by david blakeslee to discuss eric rohmers my night at mauds.
My night at mauds movie trailer and videos tv guide. My night at mauds 1970 stream and watch online moviefone. Ma nuit chez maud my night at mauds 1969 eric rohmer, jeanlouis trintignant, francoise fabian, mariechristine barrault, comedy, drama, romance february 3, 2018 the narrator jeanlouis, a devout catholic, moves to a provincial town and vows to marry francoise, a pretty blond he notices at mass. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. My night at maud s, ma nuit chez maud, my night with maud. After spotting the delicate francoise at mass, he vows. The rigid principles of a devout catholic man are challenged during a one night stay with maud, a divorced woman with an outsize personality. My night at mauds 1969 changes the movie database tmdb. The picture earned two nominations for the academy awards in the best foreign language film and best original screenplay categories. My night at mauds also known as my night with maud uk, is a 1969 french new wave. My night at mauds ma nuit chez maud 1970 rotten tomatoes. Considered by most critics to be the centrepiece of the contes moraux, my night at mauds is the story of a puritanical engineer marooned in a snowstorm who takes refuge in the apartment of an. The end of my night at mauds a coda that takes place years later, in which we learn that jeanlouis and francoise are married and that she may have had an affair with mauds husband felt more forced than most, but the result is the same.
My night with maud full movie watch online, stream or download. My night at maud s 1970 jeanlouis jeanlouis trintignant is a devout roman catholic who subscribes to an austere moral code influenced by the philosophy of blaise pascal. Jeanlouis trintignant, francoise fabian, mariechristine barrault, antoine vitez, anne dubot, official content from media home. My night at maud s is about love, being a roman catholic, body language and the games people play. Ma nuit chez maud my night at maud s is routinely noted as the third in rohmers six moral tales but the fourth made and released. The my in my night at maud s belongs to the protagonist played by jeanlouis trintignant, a catholic engineer whose struggle with his faith is renewed when he falls instantly in love with a woman he s never met mariechristine barrault while attending mass.
It indeed almost all talk, but rohmer gives it a natural flow that s totally unlike movie dialogue. Greece 25 september 1970 thessaloniki international film festival finland 16 october 1970. My night at mauds is the story of a perfectly bourgeois 34yearold engineer, recently converted to catholicism, who struggles to live out the call of his newfound spirituality confronted with philosophical challenges and temptations of a more immediate kind. The rigid principles of a devout catholic man are challenged during a onenight stay with maud, a divorced woman with an outsize personality. Nov 20, 2014 my night at mauds ma nuit chez maud 1969 trailer english subtitles. Made in 1968 ma nuit chez maud my night at mauds is the third actually made fourth of eric rohmers six contes moreaux six moral tales. A catholic engineer in his early thirties, he lives by a strict moral code and immerses himself in. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing my night at maud s near you.
The mauds were an influential band in the 1960s chicago music garage band scene that included the buckinghams, the cryan shames, new colony six, the ides of march and shadows of knight. My night with maud ma nuit chez maud six moral tales iii. My night at maud s 1970 stream and watch online jeanlouis jeanlouis trintignant is a devout roman catholic who subscribes to an austere moral code influenced by the philosophy of blaise pascal. In my night at mauds, the brilliantly accomplished centerpiece of the six moral tales series, jeanlouis trintignant plays jeanlouis, one of the great conflicted figures of 1960s cinema. Some of my strongest, most formative memories teeter on formless. There is a refreshing lightness and maturity to the way in which these characters and perhaps the french in general treat love affairs. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled.
Shop for vinyl, cds and more from the mauds at the discogs marketplace. Rent my night at mauds 1969 starring mariechristine barrault and francoise fabian on dvd and bluray. The film is not merely about jeanlouiss selfdeception or a sophomoric test of male selfcontrol. Spain 29 march 1970 barcelona spain 29 march 1970 madrid west germany 7 april 1970 tv premiere uruguay may 1970. My night at maud s is about the last days of an intellectual bachelor, searching for the right answers, which of course translates as the right woman. Title my night at mauds ma nuit chez maud director eric rohmer date 1969 area philosophy of religion theme pascal plot summary tells the story of a catholic engineer, jean. Eric rohmers enduring masterpiece combines the metaphysical and the physical to witty, erotic and psychologically astute effect. Louis trintignant, smugly secure in his acceptance of pascals wager, whose philosophy is rudely. My night at maud s is a classic art film, celebrated as the third of eric rohmer s moral tales. Oct 12, 2014 my night at maud s trailer 1970 director. My night at mauds is the third part of a series of six films that make up rohmers moral tales contes moreaux, each examines the philosophical and moral conundrums surrounding love and contemporary life. Search, discover and share your favorite my night at mauds gifs. The narrator jeanlouis, a devout catholic, moves to a provincial town and vows to marry francoise, a pretty blond he notices at mass.
Jeanlouis trintignant, francoise fabian, mariechristine barrault, antoine vitez, anne dubot. Aug 14, 2006 there are no moments of grace in my night at mauds, at least nothing like natachas discovery of the missing necklace in a tale of springtime 1990, the appearance of the green ray, or the unexpected climactic return of the longlost charles in a tale of winter such moments, along with the singular and singularly curious case of 1978s. There are no moments of grace in my night at mauds, at least nothing like natachas discovery of the missing necklace in a tale of springtime 1990, the appearance of the green ray, or the unexpected climactic return of the longlost charles in a tale of winter such moments, along with the singular and singularly curious case of 1978s. My night at mauds ma nuit chez maud 1969, eric rohmer.