Die Sammlerin (1967)
48KDie Sammlerin: Directed by Éric Rohmer. With Patrick Bauchau, Haydée Politoff, Daniel Pommereulle, Alain Jouffroy. A womanizing art dealer and a painter find the serenity of their Riviera vacation disturbed by a third guest, a vivacious bohemian woman known for her long list of male conquests.
“This is such a flimsy story, as slight as Le Genou de Claire but not as well acted. Patrick Bauchau has a splendid profile, Haydee Politoffu0026#39;s mouth is adorable and Daniel Pommereulle knows how to tense his lips for dramatic effect but the story is dead in the water.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA typical Rohmer protagonist is on holiday or somehow separated from his partner, and we are shown how he copes with temptation (Trintignant does so, splendidly, in Ma Nuit chez Maud). Who cares what happens to Bauchauu0026#39;s marriage here, when the actions of the characters are so uninvolving?”
