La Collectionneuse hasn’t a very sure sense of the ridiculous, or much love, and Rohmer’s command of a wry style all his own hasn’t yet gathered itself to a point.

Curiously, although La Collectionneuse (Connoisseur) more than confirms [Eric Rohmer's] creative strength, it is, far more markedly than his earlier feature, a critic's film.

The natural splendors of blue water, rocky shore, bright sky, and hilly terrain provide a serene setting for the eternal struggles of man versus man, man versus woman, and man versus his own worst instincts.

Often hard to take.