DCP

The Aviator’s Wife

La Femme de l'aviateur
Eric Rohmer

New digital restoration

When a law student sees his girlfriend step out of her apartment with her ex, he trails the man around the city, fearing the worst.

DIRECTOR
Eric Rohmer
YEAR
1981
COUNTRY
France
RUNTIME
104 minutes
LANGUAGE
French with English subtitles
FORMAT
DCP
ORIGINAL TITLE
La Femme de l'aviateur
START DATE
April 20, 2015

New digital restoration

“It is impossible to think of nothing.” Rohmer’s Comedies and Proverbs series begins with the misunderstandings of youthful obsession, the vagaries of chance encounters, and Paris, always. When a law student (Philippe Marlaud) sees his girlfriend (Marie Rivière) step out of her apartment with her ex, he trails the man around the city, fearing the worst. But his private fears in public places are put into delightful perspective by an impish younger student (Anne-Laure Meury) he runs into. Shot in 16mm and featuring a song sung by Arielle Dombasle (as well as a vintage ’80s man purse). An NYFF19 selection.

The Aviator’s Wife
The Aviator’s Wife
The Aviator’s Wife
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