Autumn Tale
1998 · Movie · 112 min · ★ 7.1 · 88% critics
A middle-aged widow and winemaker finds her life shaped by work and loneliness, while friends quietly try to help her move toward romance. Vineyard life and matchmaking efforts swirl as misunderstandings and competing plans unfold, driven by carefully arranged attempts to bring her and potential partners together.
Also known as An Autumn Tale · Tales of Four Seasons: An Autumn Tale · A Tale of Autumn
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Details
- Original title
- Conte d'automne
- Years
- 1998
- Release date
- 1998-09-07
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Critic score
- 88/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (137 votes)
About
If you like Eric Rohmer-style, dialogue-driven relationship stories set in picturesque countryside—like A Tale of Springtime or A Summer's Tale—this may charm you; Not for you if you want fast plot momentum, strongly realistic characters, or big-budget romantic spectacle.
Pros: believable middle-age romance; lush vineyard setting; thoughtful tone | Cons: talk-heavy pacing; unlikely character choices; mixed acting
Themes
- friendship
- countryside
- widow
- southern france
- lonely hearts ad
- wine
- winegrowing
- forty something
Cast & crew
Marie Rivière
as Isabelle
Béatrice Romand
as Magali
Alain Libolt
as Gérald
Didier Sandre
as Étienne
Alexia Portal
as Rosine
Aurélia Alcaïs
as Émilia
- SD
Stéphane Darmon
as Léo
- MD
Matthieu Davette
as Grégoire
- YA
Yves Alcaïs
as Jean-Jacques
Directed by Éric Rohmer