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My Night at Maud's streaming

Original title: Ma nuit chez Maud
1969 Movie France Drama, Romance, Comedy 110 min Ages 0+
By: Éric Rohmer With: Marie Becker, Guy Léger, Françoise Fabian, Marie-Claude Rauzier, Marie-Christine Barrault

Thirty-four year old engineer Jean-Louis has just started a new job in Clermont. He leads a relatively solitary life not knowing anyone in town besides his work colleagues, he who has made a conscious decision that they should not become his de facto friends just because they work together. His choice not to socialize in town is due also in part to his situation and needing to make the long daily commute to/from Ceyrat where he currently lives. He has had his fair share of women over the course of his adult life, he now choosing to adhere more closely to his Catholic beliefs in approaching romantic and sexual relationships with women solely in the goal of love and marriage. Although not knowing her or having talked to her, he believes the pretty blonde he sees at church at Sunday morning services is the woman destined to be his wife. Within this situation of his new life, he has lately been reading the writings of Blaise Pascal, the mixture of mathematics and Catholicism in particular which he feels applies to his life. One day just before Christmas, he runs into Vidal, an old college friend he hasn't seen in fourteen years, Vidal now a Philosophy professor at the college. Through the course of getting reacquainted over the next couple of days, Vidal invites Jean-Louis over to his friend Maud's apartment the day after Christmas. Maud is a recently divorced pediatrician, and mother to a young adolescent daughter, Marie. Much of Jean-Louis, Vidal and Maud's discussion that evening uses Pascal as a jumping off point, it veering into his philosophies in relation to sex and love, Vidal and Maud who have a different view than Jean-Louis in being atheists. This night, which Jean-Louis learns was not by accident on Vidal's part, has the potential to reshape his life as he would have to admit his attraction to Maud, who is not the theoretical of the perfect mate for him. If he does stay true to his thoughts of the blonde, he may find that a happily ever after with her is not a guarantee, she who may have some baggage of her own.

Filmium rating
78%

Mood

Intellectual
Melancholic
Reflective
Serious
Thoughtful

Cast & Crew

Éric Rohmer
Léonide Kogan
Guy Léger
Marie-Christine Barrault
Marie Becker
Antoine Vitez
Françoise Fabian
Anne Dubot
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Marie-Claude Rauzier
Eric Rohmer

Budget

Art-House
Independent

Cinematic Technique

Dialogue-Driven
Intimate
Long Takes
Natural Lighting
Realism
Static Shots

Film Movements

French New Wave

Narrative Structure

Dialogue-Based
Episodic
Philosophical

Pace

Contemplative
Conversational
Deliberate
Slow
Slow-Paced

Runtime

Long Duration
Slow-Paced

Soundtrack

Classical References
Diegetic Music

Style

Character-Driven
Cinematic
Dialogue-Driven
Intimate
Naturalistic
New Wave
Realistic

Time-Period

1960S
French New Wave

Central Conflict

Faith Vs. Doubt
Moral Dilemmas
Romantic Indecision

Characters

Biologist Girl
Catholic Engineer
Divorced Woman
Marxist Friend

Ending

Ambiguous
Future Uncertainty
Reconciliation

Historical Context

1960S France
French Intellectual Debate

Key Plot Points

Affair With No Future
One-Night Stay
Religious Debate

Plot

Bittersweet Ending
Existential
Philosophical
Philosophical Debate
Philosophical Discussions
Religious Discussion
Romantic
Romantic Tension

Setting

Church
Clermont-Ferrand
Intimate Settings
Urban
Urban France
Winter

Shooting Location

Clermont-Ferrand
French City
Snowy Landscape

Theme

Choice
Existentialism
Faith
Faith And Doubt
Love
Moral Choice

Genre

Art-House
Drama
French New Wave
Philosophical
Romance

Audiences

Adult
Adults
Art House
Art House Viewers
Arthouse
Intellectual
Philosophy Enthusiasts

Titles

My Night At Maud'S

Awards

Best Screenplay
Max Ophüls Award
Méliès Award

Box Office Success

Art-House Hit
Critically Acclaimed

Critical Reception

Intellectual
Mixed Reviews
Praised For Dialogue

Festivals

Cannes Film Festival

Ratings

96% Rotten Tomatoes

Reception

Academy Award Nominations
Arthouse Success
Cannes Film Festival
Critical Acclaim
Festival Award
French New Wave Classic
Mixed Reviews

Production Countries

France

Release Year

1969
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