Rendez-vous de juillet is in many ways one of the most remarkable and unexpected French films of the 1940s. It certainly represents a clear break from the traditional style of film which that decade excelled in […]. The film is a full ten years ahead of its time. The origins of the French New Wave are clear for all to see in this film, although, technically, it is a traditional film (no fancy camera work or crude editing, other traits which marked the New Wave films). It is certainly rare to see such a wealth of young talent in one film, and some of those young unknown actors went on to become major figures in French cinema […]. The film’s sheer energy, cheeky ebullience, coupled with a perceptive portrayal of the attitudes, dreams and anxieties of young adults, is impressive enough to make this a captivating and entertaining piece of cinema. — James Travers, 2002.