ɹˈɑːdʒɚɹ ˈɛbɚt ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ɐ tˈeɪl ʌv wˈɪntɚɹ ɪn hˈɪz "ɡɹˈeɪt mˈuːvɪz" sˈɪɹiz ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn, ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ, "wˌʌt pɚvˈeɪdz ɹˈoʊmɚz wˈɜːk ɪz ɐ fˈeɪθ ɪn lˈʌv—ɔːɹ, ɪf nˌɑːt lˈʌv, ðˈɛn ɪnðə ɹˈaɪt pˈiːpəl fˈaɪndɪŋ ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚ fɚðə ɹˈaɪt ɹˈiːzənz.
Roger Ebert included A Tale of Winter in his "Great Movies" series in 2001, writing, "What pervades Rohmer's work is a faith in love—or, if not love, then in the right people finding each other for the right reasons.