An Autumn Tale

The final instalment in Eric Rohmer's Tales of the Four Seasons. Magali is a middle-aged widow and wine-grower living in the Rhone valley. She pines for a new man in her life, but doubts whether she will ever find someone. Her friend, Isabelle, puts a lonely hearts ad in a newspaper and manages to get a response. All she has to do now is contrive for Magali and her prospective new boyfriend to meet. Unfortunately, Magali’s son’s girlfriend has also decided to try a bit of matchmaking, pairing Magali off with her ex-boyfriend...