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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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Country:
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FrenchRelease Date:
21 February 1971 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Claire's Knee See more »Filming Locations:
Lac d'Annecy, Annecy, Haute-Savoie, FranceCompany Credits
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This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #347. See more »Goofs
The shadow of the boom mic is visible on the ground when Amber and Laura sit in the meadow, and then is seen on her shirt as she stands. See more »Quotes
Laura: It's too beautiful. All this beauty can be exhausting. You have to get away from it now and then.See more »
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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!