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Cinematographer Néstor Almendros, who had shot Rohmer’s earlier The Aviator’s Wife (1981), brings a luminous, naturalistic palette to Pauline at the Beach . The film “is a love letter to childhood,” and Almendros’s camera captures the Normandy light with a warmth that underscores the film’s gentle, observational tone. This was Almendros’s final collaboration with Rohmer, and the result is one of the most visually serene films of the director’s career. As of 2025, the film occasionally appears on
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