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The Green Ray

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The Green Ray is a 1986 French romantic drama written and directed by Eric Rohmer, starring Marie Riviere as Delphine, a Parisian left alone and heartbroken after her travel companion cancels their summer holiday. Delphine drifts through several failed vacation plans before, while in Biarritz, she learns of the green ray, a rare optical phenomenon Jules Verne wrote could reveal inner truth at sunset, which she eventually witnesses with a man she has just met. The film won the Golden Lion and the FIPRESCI Prize at the Venice Film Festival.

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Release Year
1986 1
Genre
Drama 1
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Romance 1
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Original Language
French 1
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Source The Green Ray (film) (Wikipedia)

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1. The Green Ray (film) (Wikipedia)
  • The Green Ray, Description, original language
    The Green Ray is a 1986 French romantic drama written and directed by Eric Rohmer, starring Marie Riviere as Delphine, a Parisian left alone and heartbroken after her travel companion cancels their summer holiday.
  • Lead sentence
    The Green Ray (French: Le rayon vert), released in North America as Summer, is a 1986 French romantic drama film written and directed by Éric Rohmer.
  • Lead
    is a 1986 French romantic drama film written and directed by
  • In Medium: Film, Article lead sentence
    The Green Ray (French: Le rayon vert), released in North America as Summer, is a 1986 French romantic drama film written and directed by Éric Rohmer.
  • Created By: Éric Rohmer, Infobox: director
    Éric Rohmer
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