The Green Ray(Movie, 1986)

Name: The Green Ray
Genre: Drama, Romance / Love
Released: 1986
Duration: T01:38:00
Rating: 3.7

Original title: "Le Rayon vert" (French/FR)

1h 38min | Genres: Drama, Romance / Love

Rating: 3.7/5 (with 97 votes)

The Green Ray (French: Le Rayon vert), released in North America as Summer, is a 1986 French romantic drama film written and directed by Éric Rohmer. It is the fifth instalment in Rohmer's "Comedies and Proverbs" series. The film was inspired by the novel of the same name by Jules Verne. It was shot in France on 16 mm film and much of the dialogue is improvised. The film won the Golden Lion and the FIPRESCI Prize at the 43rd Venice International Film Festival. ()

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About The Green Ray

A lonely Parisian woman comes to terms with her isolation and anxieties during a long summer vacation.

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Additional Information

Production country: France

Shot in: Paris, La Plagne, Cherbourg, Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Biarritz

Plays in: Paris, Cherbourg, Saint-Jean-de-Luz, La Plagne, Biarritz

Made by: Les Films du Losange, Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication, Ministères de la Culture de l'industrie et des P.T.T., P.T.T.

Original language: French (FR)

Spoken languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR)

Translated into 14 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 08/29/1986

Cast: Marie Rivière, Rosette, Béatrice Romand, Gérard Leleu, Irène Skobline, Julie Quéré, María Luisa García, Vincent Gauthier, Carita Järvinen, Carita Holmström

Director: Éric Rohmer

Producer: Margaret Ménégoz

Screenwriter: Éric Rohmer, Marie Rivière

Film Editor: María Luisa García

Director of Photography: Sophie Maintigneux

Composer: Jean-Louis Valero

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"El rayo verde"

"Le Rayon vert"

"難得有情郎"

"Il raggio verde"

"녹색 광선"

"녹색광선"

"Зеленый луч"

"Yeşil Işın"

"綠光"

"Summer"

Keywords: vacation, summer vacation, paris, france, cherbourg, france, lonely woman

6 movies in the Collection

1981 The Aviator's Wife ("La Femme de l'aviateur")

1982 A Good Marriage ("Le Beau Mariage")

1983 Pauline at the Beach ("Pauline à la plage")

1984 Full Moon in Paris ("Les Nuits de la pleine lune")

1986 The Green Ray

1987 Boyfriends and Girlfriends ("L'Ami de mon amie")

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