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  Review by vincent price was 6′4″ ★★★★½ 13

  There was a moment 40-minutes in where I had to pause the film and sit in reflection, because I was absolutely struck by how much I saw Delphine in myself. It is such an unusual sensation— I never really find characters in films who encapsulate me completely, but I did with Delphine, and I wasn't sure how to react. It's almost comforting in its honesty. This film required me to look inwardly at myself instead of as a mere bystander in others' affairs, and I think that alone is a worthy accomplishment.

  4.6/5

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  Review by iana ★★★★½ 5

  when delphine cried for no reason...i felt that

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  Review by Luke McCarthy 3

  Comedies & Proverbs #5
  'Oh! May the time come when hearts fall in love'

  Towering.
  Rivière spends much of the film explaining herself, verbalising and justifying decisions and events which she feels truly passionate about - her character is, in some ways, sure of herself, but at the very same time achingly unsure of her place within the society which surrounds her. She is lonely, and she doesn't want to be, yet she can't let herself connect to the light-weight, surface-level conversations which seem to define what 'meeting new people' is. She spends much of her time on vacation alone because she feels at home with nature, but in these quiet moments of silence and isolation, the overwhelming pain of an…

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  Review by BRAT ★★★★½ 3

  articulates the inarticulable. that perpetual loneliness stemming from an inability to connect, a refusal to play the "singles" game of one night stands and futile flirting. a cavernous longing for actual romance, for actual companionship. the irrational urge to push people away and isolate when what you really want is the opposite. the feeling of laying on a crowded beach and still falling victim to the perception that you're the only person in the world.

  and complaining about the emptiness inside doesn't help, because when you try to articulate it, you're met with ripostes like "why don't you try going out and meeting people?" which is a perfectly sane suggestion, so you're not sure why it cuts like a knife.…

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  Review by former movie enjoyer ★★★★

  i'm in a sexy french depression

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  Review by Jake Cole ★★★★★ 1

  A film that speaks to me like few others. I see so much of Delphine in myself that the film would be hard to watch if its criticism of her reservedness weren't so empathetically delivered. Rohmer was a master.

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  Review by Jane Firehorse ★★★★★ 1

  "La Rayon Vert" melted my movie heart, and on a hot day, too, making everything perfect for -- finally! -- seeing this film on the big screen.

  Eric Rohmer writes Delphine's unique and melancholy character in a raw way that is entirely believable. Sure: she experiences those beautiful moments of summer, mixing mud with a little nudie toddler, meeting a new foreign friend on the beach, watching the wind whip up a meadow or joining people rushing into the waves.

  But more often than not...well, Delphine is a fish out of water. And yet she's not happy going with the flow either. She's an uncompromising romantic -- she's waiting for her moment to act, similar to most heroes of great…

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  Review by holli ★★★★½ 4

  the before trilogy film for single people i never knew i needed. the green ray is an authentic, dialogue driven character study that is always engaging. it manages to capture what it's like to feel loneliness, even when you're surrounded by other people. the film is goregous to look at as well, it made me want to travel europe and suppress my feelings. definitely gonna check out more of this director's work, because this is already a new favorite of mine.

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  Review by ˗ˏˋ Liam ˊˎ˗ ★★★★ 5

  summertime sadness

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  Review by Kristen Yoonsoo Kim 1

  Metrograph. 35mm. 

  As always, sad Rohmer girls > sad Rohmer fuccbois.

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  Review by laura ★★★★★

  delphine is just one of my absolute favorite characters to watch. throughout the film, she is told again & again who she is by certain people. often they’re strangers. and often, what the assume about her is that she is stuck in her ways, afraid to love and open up, afraid to step outside of her comfort zone. 

  she cries a lot. she is on a search for a feeling. she believes strongly in her words and thoughts and isn’t afraid to defend herself, even when she stumbles or gets stuck trying to articulate ideas. with each new person she becomes aquatinted with, she has the chance to be new. and at the last second, something within her shifts. she becomes inviting, unafraid, truthful, and finds safety while intertwined with someone, both looking out at the horizon for something that might not appear. both having hope. both unsure what will happen next.

  this is the feeling she was seeking.

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  Review by Eli Hayes ★★★★½

  what fuckin' writers Rivière and Rohmer were.
  proof that sometimes improvisation is just the way to go.