but transported into Magali's fields, where this year's grapes promise to yield an especially fine vintage." The Boston Review said "The Autumn Tale... outshines its [Tales of Four Seasons] predecessors....Throughout this film one senses that both the characters and the audience are in the hands of a great psychologist–if one knew more about the Rhône Valley, its old towns and its new factories, one would appreciate even more how Rohmer's women are suited to their local social reality, which is filmed as carefully as they are." Roger Ebert gave the film four stars out of four, saying "Even though I enjoy Hollywood romantic comedies like Notting Hill, it's like they wear galoshes compared to the sly wit of a movie like Autumn Tale. They stomp squishy-footed through their clockwork plots, while Rohmer elegantly seduces us with people who have all of the alarming unpredictability of life." Awards The film won the Golden Osella ("Best Screenplay") at the 55th Venice International Film Festival. It was selected as the 1999 Best Foreign Language Film by the National Society of Film Critics. DVD release In the United Kingdom, a region 2 DVD was released by Artificial Eye, with English subtitles and an interview with the writer/director. References External links 1998 films 1998 comedy-drama films 1990s French-language films 1998 romantic comedy-drama films Films about wine Films directed by Éric Rohmer French romantic comedy-drama films 1990s French films