Présentation ou Charlotte et son steak (Short 1960)

Présentation ou Charlotte et son steak: Directed by Éric Rohmer. With Jean-Luc Godard, Stéphane Audran, Anna Karina, Andrée Bertrand. Two young people, Walter and Charlotte, are walking through a small village in Switzerland a snowy winter day. Walter introduces Charlotte to Clara, hoping to make Charlotte jealous. After saying good-bye to Clara, Walter accompanies Charlotte into her house, although she doesn’t want him to. Charlotte is hungry and cooks a steak. She asks Walter if he wants a piece of it. He says no, but she gives him a small piece anyway. He wants a kiss, and she says no. She starts to compare herself with Clara, who Walter agrees is more beautiful. In spite of this, Walter says he likes Charlotte much more, but she thinks he is lying. She notices that he is cold and shivering. She hugs him, he kisses her, and she starts kissing him. After leaving the house he accompanies her to the train.

“After seeing four of Eric Rohmeru0026#39;s films (this one being the fourth), Iu0026#39;ve become a pretty big fan of his work. However, two of the films of his that Iu0026#39;ve seen came across as a little bland, even if they had good things about them. Those two films are u0026quot;Suzanneu0026#39;s Careeru0026quot; and u0026quot;Presentation, or Charlotte and Her Steaku0026quot; (the film Iu0026#39;m reviewing right now), which both earned a 6/10 rating from me.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe main issue I have with these two films is that they donu0026#39;t really have much that stuck out as being particularly good about them! In u0026quot;Presentation, or Charlotte and Her Steaku0026quot; nothing really interesting happens. Itu0026#39;s all pretty much one conversation, that ends in romance, and while itu0026#39;s possible to take that concept and make something really interesting and beautiful out of it, Rohmer doesnu0026#39;t really do it here. Sure, thereu0026#39;s some pretty witty dialogue and itu0026#39;s a very well made short, but other than that, there isnu0026#39;t all too much worth mentioning.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOverall, if you want to see EVERY Rohmer film, you might as well check it out.”