Conte d’Hiver

Alternative title: Winter’s Tale, The
Synopsis: Feature film. Félicie works as a hairdresser in Belleville and has a five-year-old daughter. She is involved with a librarian, Loïc, and also with the hairdresser Maxence. But she is still haunted by the memory of Charles whom she met in a whirlwind holiday romance five years ago and who is unaware of the existence of their child. Felicie gave Charles her address, but it was incorrect and they lose touch. At a visit to Nevers to see Maxence’s salon she continues to meditate about the absent Charles. Felicie returns to Paris and Loic takes her to a performance of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale. The wooden performance brings about a better understanding and intellectual clarity, and Felicie cries as King Leontes beholds the statue of his wife and is told that to bring her to life, ''It is required that you do awake your faith.'' By coincidence Charles and Felicie are reunited and vow never to separate again.
Language: French (Standard)
Country: France
Medium: Film
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Year of release: 1992
Duration: 114 mins

Director

Eric Rohmer

Producer

Screenplay

Music

Costume

Animator

Cast

General: Second of Eric Rohmer’s cycle of films CONTES DES QUATRE SAISONS (Tales of Four Seasons).
Reviews: Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times (December 9 2001).

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