Claire's Knee
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| Directed by | Éric Rohmer |
| Produced by | Pierre Cottrell Barbet Schroeder |
| Written by | Éric Rohmer |
| Starring | Jean-Claude Brialy Aurora Cornu Béatrice Romand Laurence de Monaghan |
| Cinematography | Néstor Almendros |
| Editing by | Cécile Decugis |
| Release date(s) | February 21, 1971 (U.S. release) |
| Running time | 105 minutes |
| Language | French |
Claire's Knee (French: Le genou de Claire) is a 1970 film by Éric Rohmer. It is the fifth movie in the series of the Six Moral Tales.
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[edit] Plot
On the eve of his wedding, on holiday on the Lake Annecy shore, a career diplomat accidentally meets an old acquaintance, perhaps a former lover. Through her he meets an intense teenager, Laura, and then lusts after her sister, Claire. Whilst Laura attempts to flirt with him, his fantasy becomes focused on wanting to caress Claire's knee.
[edit] Cast
- Jean-Claude Brialy as Jerome
- Aurora Cornu as Aurora, the novelist
- Béatrice Romand as Laura
- Laurence de Monaghan as Claire
- Michèle Montel as Madame Walter
- Gérard Falconetti as Gilles
- Fabrice Luchini as Vincent
[edit] Reception
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The film received the Louis Delluc prize as best French film of the year.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Claire's Knee at the Internet Movie Database
- Claire's Knee at Rotten Tomatoes
- Claire's Knee at AllRovi
- Criterion Collection essay by Molly Haskell
- on Claire’s Knee by Daniel Hayes
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