It took me a year to read Rohmer's six moral stories and watch nearly ten of his films, from the beginning to learn French to finding peace in his films. Gentle and beautiful tones, indiscriminate recitations, "morality" that wanders at any time, and ubiquitous sense of loss.
Rohmer always looks for possibilities beyond conventional love from the perspective of men. Whether men are single, engaged, or married, they are never restful, and most of the time they are self-motivated, especially in the latter three films, « In The Collector of Women, the girl never loved the man at all; in The Knee of Claire, the man thought he loved him by all three women, but none of the three women really cared about him; in The Afternoon Love, the man was tangled. The whole film kept the bottom line and did not cheat. When I got home, I found that my wife had cheated a long time ago.
Although it is a man's perspective, the title is always the girl's name, and the picture always focuses on the girl. The girls in Rohmer's films always have an indescribable beauty (except for Susannah), who are less prone to getting emotional and seem nonchalant.
I sincerely feel that everything in the world can be forgiven, and I also forgive myself. I think about it every time I watch it.
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