THE GREEN RAY (1986)

Cast

Plot

Delphine is suddenly at a loss regarding her holiday, a friend has just backed out of a trip to Greece, her other companions have boyfriends and she can't bear spending August in Paris. She also hopes to find a dream lover, but receives only the unwelcome attentions of pushy predators, until... The film is flawlessly constructed with France's greatest living director effortlessly evoking the morose moods of holidaying alone among crowds, and revelling in the particulars of place, weather and time of day. Deceptively simple, the film oozes honesty and spontaneity; a masterpiece.