The Green Ray
Original title: Le Rayon vert · Turkish title: Yeşil Işın
1986 · 1 h 39 min
Directed by 
Eric Rohmer
Eric RohmerCast
Credits
Written by: 
Marie Rivière
Plot
A lonely young woman looks for love on a summer holiday and hopes to see a rare green flash at sunset.
Sinekatalog’s take
Eric Rohmer's improvised summer drama follows a lonely woman hoping for love and a rare green flash. Marie Rivière is wonderfully raw and the film is moving, funny and beautifully attentive to everyday feeling.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (12,319 votes)
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