Chloe in the Afternoon (1972)

Though he has an adoring wife, a bourgeois man is still tempted to pursue other women.

Director:

Éric Rohmer

Writer:

Éric Rohmer

Stars:

Bernard Verley, Zouzou, Françoise Verley

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bernard Verley	...	Frédéric
Zouzou	...	Chloé
Françoise Verley	...	Hélène
Daniel Ceccaldi	...	Gérard
Malvina Penne	...	Fabienne
Elisabeth Ferrier	...	Martine (as Babette Ferrier)
Tina Michelino	...	The Passenger
Jean-Louis Livi	...	The Colleague
Pierre Nunzi	...	The Salesman
Irène Skobline	...	The Saleslady
Frédérique Hender	...	Mme. M.
Claude-Jean Philippe	...	Mr. M.
Silvia Badescu	...	The Female Student
Claude Bertrand	...	The Male Student
Sylvaine Charlet	...	The Landlady

Storyline

The last of Rohmer's Six Moral Tales. Frederic leads a bourgeois life; he is a partner in a small Paris office and is happily married to Helene, a teacher expecting her second child. In the afternoons, Frederic daydreams about other women, but has no intention of taking any action. One day, Chloe, who had been a mistress of an old friend, begins dropping by his office. They meet as friends, irregularly in the afternoons, till eventually Chloe decides to seduce Frederic, causing him a moral dilemma.

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Plot Keywords:

french new wave | husband wife relationship | female nudity | marriage | fidelity | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

29 September 1972 (USA)

Also Known As:

Chloe in the Afternoon

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Films du Losange

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Finnish censorship visa # 81209 delivered on 14-12-1972.

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Connections

Follows La boulangère de Monceau (1963)

User Reviews

Is it possible to love two women at once? Is it normal?

I have to admit that I was not really impressed with my first Rohmer experience: Les amours d'Astrée et de Céladon. Maybe I should view it again after seeing some more of his films. And, here I am watching the last film in a series (Rohmer's Six Moral Tales). I will watch the rest, but this supposed to be the best.

What we have here is an eternal question. Frédéric (Bernard Verley) loves his wife Hélène (Françoise Verley), but wonders if he would have made a different choice. So, he spends his time admiring women on the street and speculating. He even imagines he has a magical device that robs the women of their free will.

Chloé (Zouzou), an acquaintance from the past, shows up one day and she and Frédéric spend a lot of time together. It goes beyond flirting, but never to sex. She tells him she wants him to father her child. I am not sure whether she really wants a child, or if she just wants to see if she can get him in bed. He wants to maintain the friendship.

The ending was very emotional, and satisfying.