La Collectionneuse

La Collectionneuse
Theatrical release poster
Directed byÉric Rohmer
Written by
Produced by
Starring
  • Haydée Politoff
  • Patrick Bauchau
  • Daniel Pommereulle
CinematographyNéstor Almendros
Edited byJacky Raynal (as Jacquie Raynal)
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byImages Distribution
Release date
  • 2 March 1967 (1967-03-02) (France)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

La Collectionneuse (The Collector) is a 1967 French comedy-drama film directed by Éric Rohmer. The third entry in his Six Moral Tales series, it is his first film in colour.

Set on the south coast of France in August, it portrays the shifting relationships between four very different characters who, as in the comedies of Marivaux, play games of love and chance. The girl, who seduces two of the men and resists the third, is called the collectionneuse.

The film won the Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize at the 17th Berlin International Film Festival.[1] It is often considered one of Rohmer's best films.[2]

  1. ^ "Berlinale 1967: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
  2. ^ "Eric Rohmer's Acclaimed Films". 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2016.