Yearning is torturous, neurotic, egotistical and leaves a delicious and dangerous ache - that can destroy friendships, lives and 1000 year old vases.
Adrien and Haydee have all the time in the world to do absolutely nothing. Like the green in their clothing, they are perfectly matched in envy for the relationship each wants.
Weary and languid - they collect disappointment in others and in themselves. An abundance of natural and physical beauty are no competition for their anxious perseverations.
Rohmer’s film constantly tantalizes the audience with resolution to their intense attraction, but leaves us only with a memory of unfulfillment.
But those can be the memories that keep you warm at night, years after the summer is over.