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A Good Marriage
A Good Marriage
Actors: Béatrice Romand, André Dussollier, Féodor Atkine, Arielle Dombasle, Huguette Faget
Director: Eric Rohmer
Genres: Indie & Art House
PG     1999     1hr 37min

The second of Eric Rohmer's "Comedies and Proverbs" series, A Good Marriage stars Béatrice Romand as Sabine, a headstrong, emotional Roller coaster of a searching single woman. She impulsively leaves her married lover one ...  more »

     
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Actors: Béatrice Romand, André Dussollier, Féodor Atkine, Arielle Dombasle, Huguette Faget
Director: Eric Rohmer
Genres: Indie & Art House
Sub-Genres: Indie & Art House
Studio: Fox Lorber
Format: DVD - Color,Full Screen - Subtitled
DVD Release Date: 06/15/1999
Original Release Date: 08/27/1982
Theatrical Release Date: 08/27/1982
Release Year: 1999
Run Time: 1hr 37min
Screens: Color,Full Screen
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 5
MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Languages: French
Subtitles: English

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Movie Reviews

YOU SHALL MARRY ME !
wdanthemanw | Geneva, Switzerland | 04/18/2000
(4 out of 5 stars)

"Second of the famous " comedies and proverbs " of French director Eric Rohmer, A GOOD MARRIAGE is a less serious movie than THE AVIATOR'S WIFE, the first movie of this great artistic achievement. One smiles and laughs a lot during A GOOD MARRIAGE, and that's not so common in Rohmer's filmography !One fine day, Sabine, a 25 years old art student, decides to get married. She is sure that she won't have any problem at all to find the right man ; she's pretty, young and smart. A handsome Parisian lawyer, played by a terrific André Dussolier, will be the chosen one. Without knowing it. One suffers (if you're a man, of course) with the poor man, absolutely not in love with Sabine, trying to escape from the charming girl's arms without hurting her.A GOOD MARRIAGE is showing in a comic manner that will is not sufficient to obtain what one desires proving, if necessary, by treating this subject that it is definitely not a Hollywood product.Images and sound are surprisingly good for a Winstar DVD... but extra-features are still under-average.A DVD dedicated to bachelors."
Absolutely delightful
Anna Shlimovich | Boston, MA United States | 10/16/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)

"The movie is from Rohmer series of proverbs, and it is very kind and charming. For me, it was a story of a young girl coming out of age, about a conflict between her determination to achieve a goal despite all odds by trying to manipulate others and how life unfolds to shock the her that other people's emotions are not simple matter. What I love about Rohmer's films is the kindness and warmth that radiates, although the stories are somewhat melancholic. I wish movies like this be done nowadays, too, without that garish vulgarity that blights modern cinema.
This is not for Hollywood lovers, therefore."
My First Foreign Film, and Definitely Not My Last.
Reviews No More | 06/23/2005
(4 out of 5 stars)

"Eric Rohmer's second movie, A Good Marriage, is the first one I've seen, and my being a big fan of Arielle Dombasle aside, it is a very good one. Sabine (Beatrice Romand) is tired of being used and treaded on lightly by her married boyfriend, so after dumping him, she decides she is going to get married. As she explains to her artist friend Clarisse (Arielle Dombasle) she is going to get herself a husband without bedding him first and that's that. She hasn't any prospects, but Clarisse deliberately tries to push her and her cousin Edmond (Andre' Dussollier), who is a lawyer, together at a sister's wedding.

From the beginning, it is very clear that he isn't interested as he just runs out after a phone call. Clarisse insists she has recognized love at first sight and, though Sabine is cool about it, she single-mindedly and relentlessly begins to persue him, determined to make him her husband "whether he likes it or not!"

One can admire Sabine on the one hand for fearlessly going after what she wants, having decided to up her scruples and better things for herself. On the other hand, one gets annoyed at her childlike tantrum-throwing behavior, particularly at her birthday party when he shows up late. I actually felt sorry for him as she wouldn't stop calling his office, then eventually showed up there for a one-on-one in which he informs her he's written her a letter. I also took her side as he spewed off the same old excuse in subtitles: "It's not you, it's me." A man who avoids you and sends you a letter is pointedly telling you that it's you, and saying that it's him is a paltry attempt to be kind.

I do like how she is able to pick herself up and start all over again, realizing her mistake, and I love the humorous ray of hope at the end, which I won't give away. Sabine is a typical young woman learning all about herself and relating to others around her, and Clarisse is her eternally optimistic, romantic best friend. Their relationship and Sabine's with her family say much about her personality and attitude. This is a meaningful, yet fun and enjoyable movie that teaches important lessons about your will and others' being complete opposites. A good, solid story free of the garbage that permeates too many Hollywood productions. This one is clean and highly enjoyable.
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The grand pursuit
Bomojaz | South Central PA, USA | 11/19/2005
(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is the second movie in Rohmer's series "Comedies and Proverbs." A young woman, Sabine (played by Beatrice Romand) gets fed up with having affairs with married men and decides to get married herself. She picks out a lawyer, Edmond (Andre Dussollier) and goes after him straightaway - even though he's not the least bit interested in her. He tries to be polite, but she just won't get the message, she keeps coming on. Finally, in a rather disappointing and far-fetched scene in Edmond's office, he finally gets his point across that he's not interested (his reasons seem contrived and dumb - a real let down). Up to that point, however, the movie is quite good, though of all Rohmer's movies this could be the least substantial, his closest work to a piece of fluff."