Eric Rohmer 1920-2010
Wed, Jan 13, 2010
There are few ways of transmitting the final news. Eric Rohmer, born Maurice Schérer, the internationally acclaimed French New Wave film director, died Jan 11 2010, aged 89.
It was in the mid 80′s and I was barely 20 when I was introduced to Eric Rohmer’s films. I was living in New Delhi, India at the time and attending the Alliance Française de Delhi. The Alliance presented a retrospective on Rohmer and I remember that none of the films had subtitles. I saw each film twice straining my language learning ears to understand the sounds and absorb the meanings. I had never seen films like that before and was both troubled by and drawn toward them at the same time.
Years later, I became aware that those experiences had a deep impact on my psyche and worldview.
Here are a few articles and obituaries in English and French that I append for your perusal. If you have suggestions for articles to include, I would greatly welcome them.
English
IMDB
The Auteurs
NPR Blogs
NY Times
NY Times
French
Le Monde
Le Monde
France 3
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