Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- witty
- intimate
- reflective
- quiet evening
- rainy day
What critics said
Critics broadly regard Rohmer's dialogue-driven romantic drama as an intelligent, elegantly observed portrait of human motives and emotional uncertainty.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jeanne, Natasha, and Igor continually reinterpret one another's motives through ordinary discussions and indirect disclosures.
The apartment, borrowed bedroom, country house, and missing necklace organize the characters' shifting suspicions.
Jeanne's work as a philosophy teacher and the film's sustained conversations make ideas part of the interpersonal conflict.
The film emphasizes apartments, dinners, parties, and a country house rather than spectacle, allowing social behavior to shape the frame.
Films like A Tale of Springtime, and why
My Night at Maud's
shared conversational romantic drama, emotional ambiguity, and attention to everyday moral choices
Pauline at the Beach
shared french new wave sensibility, intellectual dialogue, and delicate interpersonal romantic tension
The Green Ray
shared intimate relationship drama, philosophical conversation, and understated comic observation
Certified Copy
shared elegant dialogue-driven romance and shifting perceptions within an apparently simple social situation
Movie Details
- Director
- Éric Rohmer
- Release Date
- 1990-04-04
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (183)
Cast
- Anne Teyssèdre
- Hugues Quester
- Florence Darel
- Eloïse Bennett
- Sophie Robin
- Marc Lelou
- François Lamore
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Criterion Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is A Tale of Springtime about?
- A philosophy teacher drawn into a young woman's domestic scheme must navigate attraction, suspicion, and moral choice through a web of seemingly casual conversations.
- What is A Tale of Springtime like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of A Tale of Springtime as measured, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as layered.
- Is A Tale of Springtime violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in A Tale of Springtime.
- What did critics think of A Tale of Springtime?
- Critics broadly regard Rohmer's dialogue-driven romantic drama as an intelligent, elegantly observed portrait of human motives and emotional uncertainty.
- Which films are like A Tale of Springtime?
- Films with a similar feel include My Night at Maud's, Pauline at the Beach, The Green Ray, and Certified Copy.
- How long is A Tale of Springtime?
- A Tale of Springtime runs 107 minutes.
- Where can I watch A Tale of Springtime?
- In United States, A Tale of Springtime streams on Criterion Channel.
