Eric Rohmer, Misunderstood To The End

Among Eric Rohmer’s most famous critics “was a fictional character: detective Harry Moseby in the 1975 Arthur Penn thriller ‘Night Moves,’ played by Gene Hackman in one of his best roles. Invited to see ‘Maud,’ Moseby demurs, saying, ‘I saw an Eric Rohmer movie once. It was like watching paint dry.’ Moseby could have watched more carefully.”