cin-e-rama: triptych format (three cameras, three projectors) employing a high, wide, deeply curved, three-panel screen, yielding a panorama that extended nearly to the limits of peripheral vision; introduced in 1952.


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      Rendezvous in Paris (1996)

      Rohmer, Schrohmer

      Still from the movie Rendezvous in Paris is comprised of three short vignettes that all take place in Paris and that all (supposedly) feature a "twist ending." Unfortunately, the director forgot both the twists and the endings. I am dumbfounded by the positive reviews this film has garnered. The New York Times pronounced it an "oasis of contemplative intelligence in the summer movie season," but I found it to be little more than a shallow puddle of banality. Dip your foot in if you must, but don't say I didn't warn you.

      Rating (1-5): 0.5

      7/16/97
      © Matthew K. Gold 1999-2001

      Rendezvous in Paris (1996)
      Written and directed by Eric Rohmer
      Starring Clara Bellar (Esther), Antoine Basler (Horace), Aurore Rauscher (the Woman), Serge Renko (the Man), Michael Kraft (the Painter) and Benedicte Loyen (the Young Woman)
      Director of photography, Diane Baratier
      Edited by Mary Stephen
      Music by Sebastien Erms
      Produced by Francois Etchegaray
      Released by Artificial Eye Film Company.
      Running time: 100 minutes. This film is not rated.