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Claire's Knee

Name: Claire's Knee
Director: Éric Rohmer
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1970
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Jean-Claude Brialy, Aurora Cornu, Béatrice Romand, Laurence de Monaghan, Michèle Montel

On the eve of his wedding, on holiday on the Lake Annecy shore, career diplomat Jérôme visits an old acquaintance, perhaps a former girlfriend. Through her, he meets an intense teenager, Laura, and then lusts after her sister, Claire. Whilst Laura attempts to flirt with him, Jérôme's fantasy becomes focused on wanting to caress Claire's knee.

1970 · Directed by Éric Rohmer · 105 min · Drama · Romance · 8 frames

Crew

Written by: Éric Rohmer
Cinematography: Néstor Almendros
Edited by: Cécile Decugis
Produced by: Barbet Schroeder, Pierre Cottrell

Cast

Jean-Claude Brialy as Jérôme
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
Sandra Franchina

Production

Country: France
Language: French
Studios: Les Films du Losange
Themes: knee, sexual desire

More by Éric Rohmer

An Autumn Tale — 1998
A Tale of Winter — 1992
Pauline at the Beach — 1983
Love in the Afternoon — 1972
Full Moon in Paris — 1984
The Aviator's Wife — 1981
A Tale of Springtime — 1990
Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle — 1987
A Summer's Tale — 1996
The Marquise of O — 1976
La Collectionneuse — 1967
My Night at Maud's — 1969
The Green Ray — 1986
Boyfriends and Girlfriends — 1987
The Bakery Girl of Monceau — 1963

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