A Tale of Springtime () is a 1990 French comedy-drama film written and directed by Éric Rohmer, starring Anne Teyssèdre, Hugues Quester and Florence Darel. It is the first instalment in Rohmer's "Contes des quatre saisons" ("Tales of the Four Seasons") series, which also includes A Tale of Winter (1992), A Summer's Tale (1996) and Autumn Tale (1998). Plot Jeanne, a young philosophy teacher, cannot go home to her flat in Paris because her cousin Gaëlle is having a rendezvous with her boyfriend Gildas, who is in the military. It is not any better at her own boyfriend's apartment which was left in poor condition (apart from some fresh flowers in a vase) and she decides to leave and go to a housewarming party where she meets Natacha, a younger student who studies music. They become friends quickly, whereupon Natacha invites Jeanne to her home to stay with her. She lets Jeanne use the father's bedroom as he is always at his young girlfriend's home. However, the father, Igor, stops by the next morning to pick up some clothes, and is surprised by Jeanne, who has just returned from a shower in an awkward moment. When the father leaves, the two new friends discuss a trip to Natacha's family's country house in Fontainebleau. Natacha, who dislikes her father's girlfriend Ève, probes Jeanne about her perceptions of her father thinking there could be a potential relationship to cultivate. She discreetly sets up a scenario that has Igor, Ève and Jeanne all at the country house at the same time. Over dinner, Jeanne discovers that Ève has a similar academic background in philosophy. Feeling left out of the conversation, Natacha becomes angry and insulting when Ève tries to engage her in the discussion. The argument escalates and Ève decides to leave the cottage abruptly. Jeanne offers to leave instead, but it appears Igor and Ève's relationship was becoming strained before the visit and Ève leaves, possibly for good. The next day, Natacha's boyfriend from Paris, William, suddenly visits and they abruptly and awkwardly leave Igor and Jeanne alone for the day. Not knowing what to do, and knowing Natacha attempted to set them up together, the two read in the garden and stay distant. Being polite, Igor offers afternoon tea inside the home. Both the father and Jeanne agree that they have been set up and briefly discuss the possibilities of a