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A Tale of Autumn (1998) · CriticCrunch

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A Tale of Autumn

Movie1998·112 min

A Tale of Autumn

Directed by Éric Rohmer

A drama romance film directed by Éric Rohmer.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 35%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.1/10

139 ratings

About A Tale of Autumn

Magali, forty-something, is a winemaker and a widow: she loves her work but feels lonely. Her friends Rosine and Isabelle both want secretly to find a husband for Magali.

Pacing: Slow-burn (1 of 9)
Tone: Hopeful (7 of 9)
Intensity: Gentle (2 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Cozy, Contemplative
Story Tags: isolation loneliness, forbidden love, fate destiny, small town, american regional, close friendship, romantic partners, everyman, outsider misfit, slow burn reveal, con deception, sweeping romance

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Details

Director: Éric Rohmer
Language: French

Cast

Marie Rivière, Béatrice Romand, Alain Libolt

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How A Tale of Autumn Ranks

All movies

Top 35%

1990s movies

Top 33%

Drama movies

Top 36%

1990s Drama movies

Top 35%

Éric Rohmer films#9 of 15

Top 35% All movies.

the vibe

A Tale of Autumn Vibe

What it feels like

slow-burnhopefulgentleapproachablelight-touchintimateheartfelt

cozy

contemplative

What it's about

slow-burn revealcon deceptionisolation lonelinessforbidden lovefate destinyeverymanoutsider misfitclose friendshipromantic partnerssweeping romancesmall townamerican regional

pacing

slow-burn 1/9slow-burn 1/9

tone

hopeful 7/9hopeful 7/9

intensity

gentle 2/9gentle 2/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

cozycozy