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The Romance of Astreé and Céladon Series: The 45th New York Film Festival [Sep 28 - Oct 14 2007] Director: Eric Rohmer, Country: France, Release: 2007, Runtime: 109 87-year old Eric Rohmer’s glorious new (and allegedly final) film is based on Honoré d’Urfé’s legendary 17th century novel, a pastoral romance set among the shepherds of the Forez plain in 5th century Gaul. Astrée and Céladon are young lovers, pure of heart, torn asunder by fate. They are reunited gradually by chance and time, which in turn are coaxed forward by the magic of river nymphs and the workings of a Druid priest. Rohmer’s film is a rapturous idyll, set in the land of myth, and it ends with one of the most beautiful celebrations of carnal love the cinema has ever seen. Preceded by Chinese Whispers: A harmless classroom game presents one empathetic child with an unexpected moral choice. Oliver Rauch, Germany, 2007, 3 min.

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