The Aviator's Wife

The Aviator's Wife

One can’t think of nothing.

Directed by Éric Rohmer

Produced by Les Films du Losange

1981106 min7.2 / 10

A darkly comic study of obsession and romantic jealousy, where a jilted student's surveillance spirals into absurdity while exploring the gap between perception and reality.

A student is devastated when he finds that his girlfriend is cheating on him. In order to find out why she did it, he decides to spy on her and her airline pilot lover. Then he sees the pilot with a blonde woman and he begins to follow them…

Questions people ask

  • Is The Aviator's Wife violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is The Aviator's Wife sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Does The Aviator's Wife end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is The Aviator's Wife scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Aviator's Wife easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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Cinnamon Score

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There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity80

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Surprise85

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love75

How much audiences actually like it

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