Claire's Knee (1970)

Original title

Le Genou de Claire

Directed by

Éric Rohmer

Genre

drama film, comedy film, art film, romance film, teen film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 45m

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 297 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man who is about to get married becomes preoccupied with two teenage sisters while on a summer vacation. He develops an intense but quiet fixation on one of the girls.

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What happens

Claire's Knee (French: Le Genou de Claire) is a 1970 French romantic drama film written and directed by Éric Rohmer. Starring Jean-Claude Brialy, Aurora Cornu, Béatrice Romand, and Laurence de Monaghan, it follows a soon-to-be-married man and his conflicted relationship with two teenage girls. The film is the fifth entry in Rohmer's series of Six Moral Tales (1963–1972). Upon its release in France on 11 December 1970, Claire's Knee received critical acclaim, and it was awarded the Louis Delluc Prize for Best French Film of the year. Abroad, it was named Best Film by the National Society of Film Critics, and Best Foreign Language Film by the National Board of Review. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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