In THE AVIATOR'S WIFE, a film exploring the complexity of young love, director Eric Rohmer casts Marie Riviere in the lead role of Anne, a twentysomething Parisian woman trying to sort out her feelings about her past and present lovers. The film takes place on a weekday from seven in the morning to seven at night. Anne wakes up to a surprise visit from one of her lovers, Christian (Mathieu Carriere), a handsome, sophisticated married man who works as an aviator. He tells Anne that he has decided to end his affair with her because his wife is pregnant. Anne is crushed and escapes into her job, trying to avoid Francois (Philippe Marlaud), her other lover, who works nights and is therefore free to bother her all day long. Francois is a needy, immature, and impulsive 20-year-old student who can't compete with Christian. Fueled with jealousy, Francois spends the day spying on Christian as he innocently strolls through Paris's Butte Chaumont park. One of the five films in Rohmer's Comedies and Proverbs series, THE AVIATOR'S WIFE dwells not on fancy camerawork or a dramatic plotline. Instead, as is true of most of the director's oeuvre, the film focuses on dialogue, relationships, and emotion. The gem of this film is the gorgeous, willowy Riviere--also the star of Rohmer's SUMMER--whose lonely, melancholic performance is captivating.DVD Features:Region 1 EncodingKeep CaseSpecial Features: Interactive Menus, Scene Access, Production Credits, Filmographies/Awards.
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