The Green Ray review – Rohmer’s slender but serious classic
The best of Eric Rohmer’s Comedies and Proverbs series conjures magic from a flimsy summer holiday tale, writes Jonathan Romney
Le Rayon Vert review – beautifully gentle 80s Rohmer
Marie Rivière is wonderful as the shy, sensitive singleton at the centre of Rohmer’s documentary-like but mysterious classic, writes Peter Bradshaw
The Theory of Everything review – Stephen Hawking biopic finds gravity
Eddie Redmayne brings unforced intelligence to this startlingly mature portrait of a complex and troubled marriage, writes Peter Bradshaw
April 2002
The Green Ray
Peter Bradshaw: This simple, improvised tale tells an unglamorous truth about being young: how restless and frustrating it really often is. Its delicacy, charm and tenderness are irresistible.
