The Romance of Astrea and Celadon

The Romance of Astrea and Celadon
The Romance of Astrea and Celadon
	Theatrical release poster
French	Les Amours d'Astrée et de Céladon
Directed by	Éric Rohmer
Written by	Éric Rohmer
Based on	L'Astrée; by Honoré d'Urfé
Produced by	Françoise Etchegaray; Jean-Michel Rey; Philippe Liégeois;
Starring	Andy Gillet; Stéphanie Crayencour; Cécile Cassel; Véronique Reymond; Rosette; Jocelyn Quivrin; Rodolphe Pauly; Mathilde Mosnier; Serge Renko;
Cinematography	Diane Baratier
Edited by	Mary Stephen
Music by	Jean-Louis Valero
Production; companies	Compagnie Éric Rohmer; Rezo Productions; BIM Distribuzione; Alta Producción;
Distributed by	Rezo Films (France); BIM Distribuzione (Italy); Alta Films (Spain);
Release dates	1 September 2007 (Venice); 2 September 2007 (Italy); 5 September 2007 (France); 7 September 2007 (Spain);
Running time	109 minutes
Countries	France; Italy; Spain;
Language	French
Box office	$386,621

The Romance of Astrea and Celadon (French: Les Amours d'Astrée et de Céladon) is a 2007 historical romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Éric Rohmer and starring Andy Gillet and Stéphanie Crayencour. Based on Honoré d'Urfé's 17th-century novel L'Astrée, it is the final feature film directed by Rohmer.^[2] It was released in France on 5 September 2007.^[3]

Plot

In 5th-century Gaul, shepherd Céladon falls in love with Astrée. Falsely believing that Céladon has been unfaithful to her, Astrée banishes him from her sight. Céladon throws himself into the river, but he is saved by a nymph. Céladon tries to meet Astrée again.

Cast

Andy Gillet as Céladon
Stéphanie Crayencour [fr] as Astrée
Cécile Cassel as Léonide
Véronique Reymond [fr] as Galathée
Rosette as Sylvie
Jocelyn Quivrin as Lycidas
Mathilde Mosnier as Phillis
Rodolphe Pauly [fr] as Hylas
Serge Renko as Adamas
Arthur Dupont as Semyre
Priscilla Galland as Amynthe

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 67% based on 42 reviews, with an average rating of 6.11/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "A disappointing melodrama with a pedestrian script and direction."^[4]

Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave the film 4 out of 5 stars, writing, "it is a quietly delightful film, that calmly puts its faith in poetry and idealism; it is performed with serene confidence and poise, and succeeds in being gently affecting, mysterious and often erotic."^[5]

References

^ "The Romance of Astrea and Celadon (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
^ Slaymaker, James (12 August 2017). "Not Reconciled: Close-Up on Eric Rohmer's "The Romance of Astrea and Celadon"". Mubi. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
^ "Les Amours d'Astrée et de Céladon". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 28 May 2019.
^ "The Romance of Astrea and Celadon (2008)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
^ Bradshaw, Peter (12 September 2008). "The Romance of Astrea and Celadon". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 May 2019.

External links

[1] "The Romance of Astrea and Celadon (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 17 May 2022.

[2] Slaymaker, James (12 August 2017). "Not Reconciled: Close-Up on Eric Rohmer's "The Romance of Astrea and Celadon"". Mubi. Retrieved 28 May 2019.

[3] "Les Amours d'Astrée et de Céladon". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 28 May 2019.

[4] "The Romance of Astrea and Celadon (2008)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 28 May 2019.

[5] Bradshaw, Peter (12 September 2008). "The Romance of Astrea and Celadon". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 May 2019.

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