Eric Rohmer's Six Moral Tales (Criterion Collection)

A man mourning the absence of a woman he admired from afar finds solace with "The Bakery Girl of Monceau" (1962). Barbet Schroeder, Claudine Soubrier star. "Suzanne's Career" (1963) has two friends fighting over a beautiful girl. With Catherine Sée, Philippe Beuzen. "La Collectionneuse" (1966) tracks the gamesmanship between a woman who "collects" men and two pals who may become her newest conquests. Haydée Politoff, Patrick Bauchau star. Jean-Louis Trintignant has a crisis of faith during an overnight encounter with Marie-Christine Barrault in "My Night at Maud's" (1969). An engaged diplomat on vacation is drawn to a teenage girl--well, to part of her--in "Claire's Knee" (1971), with Jean-Claude Brialy and Aurora Cornu. Lastly, in "Love in the Afternoon" (1972), a happily married executive is tempted by an old flame. Bernard Verley, Zouzou, Françoise Verley star. AKA: "Chloe in the Afternoon." 8 hrs. total on three discs. Standard; Soundtrack: French Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English; bonus shorts "Presentation/Charlotte and Her Steak" (1951), "Nadja in Paris" (1964), "A Modern Co-ed" (1966), "The Curve" (1969), "Véronique and Her Dunce"; interviews; theatrical trailers. In French with English subtitles.