Directed by:
Eric RohmerScreenplay:
Eric RohmerCinematography:
Bernard LuticCast:
Béatrice Romand, André Dussollier, Féodor Atkine, Arielle Dombasle, Pascal Greggory, Denise Bailly, Virginie Thévenet, Huguette Faget, Sophie Renoir (more)Plots(1)
A GOOD MARRIAGE, the second of six films in director Eric Rohmer's Comedies and Proverbs series, paints a cute but embarrassing portrait of Sabine (Beatrice Romand), a headstrong young woman longing for love, maturity, respect, commitment, and "the real thing." She packages up her woes, boldly walks out on her married lover, impulsively quits her job in an antique shop, and proudly announces that she has found the solution to all of her problems: She is getting married. This news comes as a big surprise to her older, happily married best friend Clarisse (Arielle Dambasle), who quickly recovers from her shock and warms to the task of finding a husband for Sabine. When Clarisse introduces Sabine to her painfully dull cousin, Edmond (Andre Dussollier), Sabine is easily convinced that he will fit the bill as her speedily chosen spouse, but Edmond is not as gullible as Sabine would care to think. Despite her aggressive pursuit of Edmond, he manages to slip out of her grasp, leaving her looking like a pouting adolescent--which she basically is. The strength of Rohmer's film resides in his delicate feel for the wonderfully loyal, understanding bond between Clarisse and Sabine and for the way that even Sabine's most ludicrous ideas are acknowledged and accepted by her friends and family. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Béatrice Romand
Algeria
Best movies:
L'Allée du roi (1996) (series)
The Green Ray (1986)
Chloe in the Afternoon (1972)
André Dussollier
France
Best movies:
Amélie (2001)
Shut Up! (2003)
And Now My Love (1974)
Féodor Atkine
France
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Love and Death (1975)
Docteur Teyran (1980) (TV movie)
Arielle Dombasle
USA
Best movies:
Pauline at the Beach (1983)
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Perceval (1978)
Pascal Greggory
France
Best movies:
No Time for Breakfast (1976)
La Vie en rose (2007)
Pauline at the Beach (1983)
Denise Bailly
France
Best movies:
Les Misérables (1982)
A Good Marriage (1982)
Fantômas (1980) (series)
Virginie Thévenet
France
Best movies:
Small Change (1976)
Full Moon in Paris (1984)
The Cry of the Owl (1987)
Huguette Faget
France
Best movies:
Docteur Teyran (1980) (TV movie)
The Last Stop (1948)
Without Leaving an Address (1951)
Sophie Renoir
France
Best movies:
I misteri della giungla nera (1991) (series)
Boyfriends and Girlfriends (1987)
A Good Marriage (1982)
Vincent Gauthier
Best movies:
The Green Ray (1986)
Story of Women (1988)
A Good Marriage (1982)