Romy Schneider did a lot of unbearably dull movies in the 1970s. I found "Qui?" quite hard to forgive, and "The Assassination of Trotzky" is definitely one of the most unnecessary pictures in film history.
It would be so easy to trash "Un amour de pluie", mainly because it lacks a real story: A woman and her adolescent daughter spend their holidays in Vittel. While Romy experiences a little flirtation with a handsome Italian (Nino Castelnuovo), her daughter falls in love with a boy from the village. After a couple of days, both love stories end when mother and daughter leave for Paris.
Now, if it weren't for Schneider, Castenuovo and the charming supporting actors, this would have been incredibly boring 98 minutes, but thanks to Brialy's skillful direction, the beautiful music and the movie's lightness, it was actually quite nice to watch. If you like French films, "Un amour de pluie" will delight you, and Miss Schneider is particularly lovely and carefree here. Most directors cast her in dark and moody melodramas and thrillers, in most cases as the victim of her love and desires, but Brialy took a chance in giving her a part that required self-esteem and humor.
It would be so easy to trash "Un amour de pluie", mainly because it lacks a real story: A woman and her adolescent daughter spend their holidays in Vittel. While Romy experiences a little flirtation with a handsome Italian (Nino Castelnuovo), her daughter falls in love with a boy from the village. After a couple of days, both love stories end when mother and daughter leave for Paris.
Now, if it weren't for Schneider, Castenuovo and the charming supporting actors, this would have been incredibly boring 98 minutes, but thanks to Brialy's skillful direction, the beautiful music and the movie's lightness, it was actually quite nice to watch. If you like French films, "Un amour de pluie" will delight you, and Miss Schneider is particularly lovely and carefree here. Most directors cast her in dark and moody melodramas and thrillers, in most cases as the victim of her love and desires, but Brialy took a chance in giving her a part that required self-esteem and humor.