The Tree, The Mayor And The Mediatheque

A film by Eric Rohmer

The Tree, The Mayor And The Mediatheque

A film by Eric Rohmer

With

Pascal Greggory, Arielle Domsbale, Fabrice Luchini, Clémentine Amouroux,

Releases 10/02/1993 French Distribution

Les Films du Losange

International Sales

Les Films du Losange

Synopsis

The young socialist mayor of Saint-Juire, a small village in southern Vendée, has set his heart on building a large cultural and sports complex in the village meadow. He’s a hometown boy well liked by the local people and has managed to raise the loans needed for the complex thanks to his contacts in the Ministry of Culture. All would be fine in the best of villages, if.

Genre

a feature film

Press & Media

Un saule électoral qui ne manque pas de charme – Quelle jeunesse ! — L’Humanité

Si Rohmer n’existait pas, il faudrait l’inventer — Positif

Rohmer, la fable tranquille — Libération

Une savoureuse comédie de caractères — Télérama

Une impressionnante grâce d’écriture — Le nouvel observateur

Rohmer nous surprendra toujours. A un mois des législatives, il disserte sur la politique. Faussement naïf, mais réellement passionnant — L’Est républicain