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 |
| Release date(s) | February 21, 1971 (U.S. release) |
| Running time | 105 min |
| Language | French |
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Claire's Knee (Le Genou de Claire) is a 1970 film by Éric Rohmer. It is the fifth movie in the series of the Six Moral Tales.
[edit] Plot
On the eve of his wedding, on holiday on the Lake Annecy shore, a career diplomat 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, his fantasy becomes focussed on wanting to caress Claire's knee.
[edit] External links
- Genou de Claire, Le at the Internet Movie Database
- Criterion Collection essay by Molly Haskell
- on Claire’s Knee by Daniel Hayes
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