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How did you buy your ticket? View All Photos Movie Info. Jerome Jean-Claude Brialy decides to prepare for a lifetime of matrimony by enjoying one last vacation by himself. Upon arriving at his lakeside destination, however, he finds Aurora Aurora Cornu , a love from his past who is staying nearby. Although Laura is smitten with Jerome, it is Claire -- or, more precisely, her knee -- that fascinates the soon-to-be-married man.
Drama, Comedy. Pierre Cottrell , Barbet Schroeder. Feb 1, wide. Mar 31, Columbia Pictures. Jean-Claude Brialy Jerome.
Aurora Cornu Aurora. Laurence De Monaghan Claire. Pierre Cottrell Producer. Barbet Schroeder Producer. Alfred De Graaf Production Supervisor. Jean-Pierre Ruh Sound. Anderson Combustible Celluloid. View All Critic Reviews Mar 28, Rohmer accomplishes the ridiculously difficult task of putting into coherent sometimes sophisticated, but never sophistic words the complex mentality that drives men's impulses into scandalously immoral actions.
Maybe our fathers saw scandal in the age difference issue; today, it doesn't bother us that much anymore because society is, in some respects, more degraded than before.
I use the word "scandalous" because Jerome's ambitions are truly perverted. The direction is impeccable and accurate because only all of us men are capable of understanding the powerlessness caused by a gorgeous female figure in an instant, no emotional attachments involved.
In that way, everything suddenly becomes elements that conspire against you: the landscape in which you are in, the climate, the people around you when all you want is to find the golden opportunity of being alone with the source of your obsession, the lovers like if they were your personal competitors A vacation can turn into a nightmare, but us men can find the fun in such disturbing experience.
Truth is, we do not know the reasons behind our actions. Jerome's marriage does not matter at the end of the day. What should really capture the audience is how, while trying to explain our actions, we build complex sentences as coherent as possible to justify what we do while pretending to know that we understand the complex psychological processes involved, and that is what Jerome stands for as a character.
That is why Laura's presence occupies the first half of the film and her participation in it turns out to be funny and ironic, but paradoxical: she understands better why she does what she does the "lack of parental figure" observation was spot-on than Jerome, even better than Aurora, whose experimental reasons remain unexplained and that makes it all the more mysterious Watching this film is like watching a mirror for men.
The situation, even though improbable, is very realistic towards our unfortunately primitive male nature, and most of us have been in that situation with a close relative. Age does not matter, I reiterate. Damn it, I've been there, it is extremely difficult to handle, but why is it that we want to be the 1 guy in the lives of every single woman we meet? Rohmer, audaciously, circles around this particular question with challenging delicacy and, let's say, "diplomacy", making you realize that moral is relative, and the roots of your decisions and impulses are much more disturbing than what you realize.
Edgar C Super Reviewer. Feb 16, Eric Rohmer. I get it, I like his sensibilities, and I think he is an important filmmaker. But "Claire's Knee" is just grueling for me.
I found nothing to latch onto. I though the way the characters spoke was the farthest thing from reality. I also don't mind slow films, but this was slow for almost no reason. I know people will jump to disagree with me, but the story, while simple, could have used just a tad bit of flare- at least from the actors. I don't know, nothing about the film struck me as engaging or emotional.
I understood the message perfectly fine, but to make it meaningful I needed a touchstone of some sort and it was sorely missing. Steven C Super Reviewer. Aug 16, Extremely poetic,disturbing to the sense of tripping controversies,aye,we do realize censorship committees the judgmental issue of age difference and there is passion between It remains a gem of spiritual liberty though and you better get some immorality lesson. Dimitris S Super Reviewer.
Feb 09, It was okay. I fell asleep watching it once and had to finish it a different day. It was sorta like a French "Lolita" without the sex, and much less interesting. Megan S Super Reviewer. See all Audience reviews. There are no approved quotes yet for this movie. Best Horror Movies. Worst Superhero Movies. Best Netflix Series and Shows. Go back. More trailers. 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. Did you know Edit. Trivia Without counting a picture frame seen from the distance, the title character's first appearance takes place after 47 minutes into the film. During their conversation, the irregular flow of the watering device used to create the big rain can be clearly heard. Quotes Jerome : Every woman has her most vulnerable point.
Connections Edited into Days, also Known as a Year User reviews 37 Review. Top review. By sheer chance, he meets his old friend, the novelist Aurora Cornu , who has lodged in Madame Walter's Montel lake house at the foot of the mountain nearby, to finish her latest novel. However, before soon, Laura is no longer his main focal point, because Claire de Monaghan , Laura's slightly older half-sister, a sultrier blonde arrives, so is her boyfriend, a muscle-showboating jock Gilles Falconetti.
So, obviously Gilles is the weak point to achieve his mission, expressing to Claire that she can find someone much better than Gilles is a stock line from a sour man who is not even qualified for competition, but insidiously avenges to break up a seemingly matched couple on a shaky pretext, it doesn't work usually, as the heart wants what its wants, there is always some behind-the-closed- door magic potion can retain a relationship, so who would take an onlooker's subjective opinion seriously, especially he is a total stranger?
It is all mapped out under Rohmer's master-plan, one's shallow and subjective vision versus what happens in reality, most of time, we are prone to feel conceited by our own judgment and perception, yet, most of it is indeed a fanciful illusion, a bubble masterfully bursts under the strikingly scenic palette and a spare cast.
Told in a style of visualising diary entries in a one-month span, CLAIRE'S KNEE is mostly about talking, and talking could be tedious or overbearing, or sometime both, it all depends on who's talking, and how do the repercussions pan out, here Rohmer has found his feet and to say the least, the film is an undeniable acme in Rohmer's awe-inspiring oeuvre, a significant cultural legacy bequeathed to all mankind.
FAQ 1. What are the names of all six of Rohmer's moral tales? Details Edit. Release date February 21, United States. Klerino koleno. Les Films du Losange. Box office Edit. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 1 hour 45 minutes. Related news. Jul 7 The Wrap. Contribute to this page Suggest an edit or add missing content.
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