Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 3 out of 4 and wrote Rohmer "is interested in the times between the big moments, the times when boredom and disenchantment set in" and "Perhaps he believes that you can best judge a person's character by observing how they behave when they feel they are not being judged".
Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 3 out of 4 stars, noting Rohmer's interest in the quiet moments between major scenes and his theory that people's true nature can be revealed through how they behave when they think no one is paying attention.