
In1987,duringthewritingprocessofQuatreaventuresdeReinetteetMirabelle,NouvelleVaguemasterÉricRohmerdecidedtoleaveoutthefifthepisodeofthefilmanddevelopitintoatheatreplayinstead.InspiredbythefamousMozartpiece,hecalledit"LeTrioenmibémol",anditwentontopremiereattheendofthatyearattheThéâtreRenaud-Barraultunderhisdirection.35yearslater,PortuguesefilmmakerRitaAzevedoGomeshasnowtakenontheplayandmadeitherownwiththehelpandcomplicityofsomedearfriends.ConceivedbyRohmerasa"comédiebrèveensepttableaux",AzevedoGomesrespectsthemainstructure,aseriesofencountersbetweentwoex-loverswhostillareveryfondofeachother.Butinherversion,Paul(PierreLéon)andAdélia(RitaDurão)extensivelydiscusslove,passionandtendernessforthecameraofafilmdirector(legendarySpanishfilmmakerAdolfoArrieta),whoteasestheactorsathiswhim.Withherusualkeeneyeforbeautyandelegance,AzevedoGomesdrawsthebestnotonlyfromheractorsbutalsofromtheset,abeautifulsixtiesmodernistbeachhouseonthecoastoftheMinhoregion.


