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Pauline
at the Beach is exactly what the title suggests as it depicts the end of
the 15-year-old Pauline's summer vacation. Pauline spends her time
with her older cousin Marion, a stunningly attractive woman, who is in the
middle of a divorce. Marion is getting away form her husband by
staying at Pauline's parents summer home as she is candidly displaying her
body and seeking attention from men. Pauline is a curious teenager
that seeks love and what it all means as she innocently discovers the
different shades of love at the French-Atlantic coast.
Eric Rohmer wrote and created a flirtatious drama in Pauline at the Beach, which in all essence is a philosophical discussion of love. The discussion is apparent as the dialogues in the story generate the driving fundamental theme, love, which is submerged in all conversations in the film. Under Rohmer's direction the cinematic debate becomes an enlightening experience as it displays several different angles of how love is either reciprocal or one-sided. Through these insights of experience of love Pauline at the Beach offers a delightful and intriguing cinematic experience. |
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