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| Jean-Claude Brialy | ... | Jerome | |
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Aurora Cornu | ... | Aurora, the novelist |
| Béatrice Romand | ... | Laura | |
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Laurence de Monaghan | ... | Claire |
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Michèle Montel | ... | Madame Walter |
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Gérard Falconetti | ... | Gilles |
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In this talky lighthearted slow-paced melodrama, Jerome, a cultural attache, spends his last summer holidays as a bachelor at Lake Annecy where he meets Aurora, an Italian writer and old friend. She talks him into a flirt with his landlady's teenage daughter, Laura, which he indulges in until he meets and falls for Laura's blonde half-sister Claire and develops a desire to caress her knee. Jerome eventually dares to try his luck with Claire, only to realize that, unlike with Laura, his affections this time are mostly one-sided. Written by Otto Oberhauser <Oberhauser@cc.univie.ac.at>
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21 February 1971 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Claire's Knee See more »Filming Locations:
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Jerome: Five!
Aurora, the novelist: Actually, I had three. Very handsome, all of them.
Jerome: Did you enjoy it, apart from the glory of conquest?
Aurora, the novelist: It was very nice. I could have gone on. But since it was a matter of ego, and ego is quickly satisfied, at least, in this area, I prefer to wait. I know how to wait. Waiting is ...
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Without counting a picture frame seen from the distance, the title character's first appearance takes place after 47 minutes into the film. See more »Goofs
Near the end of the movie, Jerôme and Claire Annecy are going by boat to Annecy but have to seek refuge under a shelter because of a storm. During their conversation, the irregular flow of the watering device used to create the big rain can be clearly heard. See more »Quotes
Aurora, the novelist: Let me tell you something. Last year I wanted to test my charms on very young boys. The young generation is a complete unknown to me. Incomprehensible. A total mystery. I settled on the number five in one week.Jerome: Five!
Aurora, the novelist: Actually, I had three. Very handsome, all of them.
Jerome: Did you enjoy it, apart from the glory of conquest?
Aurora, the novelist: It was very nice. I could have gone on. But since it was a matter of ego, and ego is quickly satisfied, at least, in this area, I prefer to wait. I know how to wait. Waiting is ...
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Like most of Eric Rohmer's work, you will either enjoy the laid-back atmosphere and chatty characters in Claire's Knee, or find it all incredibly boring. I happen to love them. It's rare to find movies that don't want to be sensationalistic and violent, but would rather present universal questions and then investigate them throughout the course of the movie.
I would recommend Love in the Afternoon as an entry into Rohmer however, as it is a little more pacey for those unfamiliar with his style. And my personal favourite is "The Green Ray"... but don't start there as the subject of the film is about boredom!