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I continue to be fascinated by the dynamic of this weekly poll, in which films that are largely ignored for months can suddenly achieve critical mass and unexpectedly win. This time it’s The Aviator’s Wife, which pulled in 20% of the vote on its 14th time at bat. In theory, this is my very favorite Rohmer, though I haven’t seen it in 20 years and suspect my ardor may have been strongly influenced by how attracted I was to Anne-Laure Meury (and/or her character, Lucie). We shall see, assuming I can successfully track the film down. (Worst case I might have to borrow it from a friend who owns the complete Rohmer box set, in which case there’ll be a slight delay.)