A winter tale of intellectual seduction/Drama where a rigid Catholic engineer tests his moral code against a free-thinking divorcée. Amidst falling snow and philosophical debates, the film explores the calculus of desire and the hypocrisy of virtue.
My Night at Maud's
Ma nuit chez Maud
Director:
Éric Rohmer
Cast:
Jean-Louis Trintignant, Françoise Fabian, Marie-Christine Barrault, Antoine Vitez, Leonid Kogan
Drama
Comedy
Romance
My Night at Maud's - Easter Eggs & Hidden Details
Easter Eggs
The Wine 'Chanturgue'
The specific wine drunk in the film is a local specialty of Clermont-Ferrand. Its prominence in the film turned it into a cult item, saving the vineyard from obscurity.
Moral Tales Structure
The film strictly follows the 'Moral Tale' formula: A man committed to one woman meets a temptress, resists (or doesn't), and returns to the first woman. The 'Easter egg' is recognizing how this film varies the formula by making the 'temptation' intellectual rather than purely physical.