Episode 149: BOYFRIENDS AND GIRLFRIENDS (1987)

Episode two of Éric Rohmer’s 1980s at the Trylon takes us to suburban Paris with a small cohort of young lovers who change each other little by little, chipping away at their self-image like sculptors looking in the mirror. Parisian twentysomethings Lea and Blanche are almost complementary in their romantic desires. Lea is a creature of whimsy, testing her boyfriend with little “games” to see if he’ll stand up for himself; Blanche is less frivolous, less experienced, and less sure of what she wants. When the brooding, agreeable Fabien (Lea’s boyfriend) and the dashing womanizer Alexandre enter Blanche’s life at the same time, she finds herself caught between her desires, her friendship with Lea, and her very idea of herself. Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/trylovepodcast and email us at [email protected] to get in touch! Buy tickets and support the Trylon at https://www.trylon.org/. Theme: "Raindrops" by Huma-Huma/"No Smoking" PSA by John Waters. Resources Éric Rohmer’s 1980s at the Trylon https://www.trylon.org/films/category/eric-rohmers-1980s/ “Fashion Style in Rohmer‘s Movie ‘L'Ami de mon amie’” on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiG7aiSm9BA Timestamps (Google Docs crashed so I only have some of them, sorry) 0:00 - Episode 149: BOYFRIENDS AND GIRLFRIENDS (1987) 3:00 - The episode actually starts 4:25 - The Patented Aaron Grossman Summary 7:50 - Jason’s thoughts 14:11 - Cody’s thoughts 19:21 - Harry’s thoughts 26:56 - Aaron’s thoughts 30:38 - Subjectivity, interiority, and where Adrienne fits in the movie 1:03:40 - Cody’s Noteys: Rohmer’s Riddles (various trivia incl. Rohmer)