relationship—Igor admitting Ève was a fling and not important. At the end of a quick kiss, Jeanne decides that the entire family relationship was going too far and departs back to Paris to pack up her things. It is becoming clear that Jeanne would just be in the same predicament as Ève over time. Natacha comes into the apartment looking for Jeanne and is clearly disappointed that things did not work out according to plan. Jeanne returns to her flat and finds fresh flowers as a gift from Gaëlle. She goes to her boyfriend's flat, presumably to resume their relationship and finds the vase of flowers wilted and dead. Jeanne then places the gifted flowers on the table. Cast as Jeanne Hugues Quester as Igor Florence Darel as Natacha Eloïse Bennett as Ève Sophie Robin as Gaëlle Marc Lelou as Gildas François Lamore as William Themes Like most Rohmer films, A Tale of Springtime explores human intellectual relationships with long dialogues and precisely placed settings. The thematic use of spring and its renewal cycle is visually presented from the orderly, colder Paris home to the warm, bucolic country residence. Natacha's father complex and his propensity for cycling through younger women is also embedded as a seasonal theme. Jeanne, through acute observation of the family dynamic and listening to Igor's comments about Eve, clearly realizes that she would just be another part of the new-to-old cycle goes back to renew her relationship with her own boyfriend with fresh new flowers. Further reading External links A Tale of Springtime at The New Yorker 1990 films 1990 comedy-drama films 1990s buddy comedy-drama films 1990s female buddy films 1990s French-language films Films about educators Films about father–daughter relationships Films directed by Éric Rohmer Films produced by Margaret Ménégoz Films set in apartment buildings Films set in country houses Films set in Paris French buddy comedy-drama films French female buddy films 1990s French films