Four Adventures of Reinette & Mirabelle (1987)

Episodic and at times deceptively simple, Eric Rohmer's comedy focuses on the friendship between two very different French girls, Paris-born Mirabelle (Jessica Forde) and farm lass Reinette (Joëlle Miquel). Meeting during Mirabelle's country vacation, the pair becomes roommates while attending university together in Paris, encountering a number of colorful locals. Philippe Laudenbach, Fabrice Luchini, Marie Rivière, Jean-Claude Brisseau also star. 72 min. Standard; Soundtrack: French; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; theatrical trailer. In French with English subtitles.