Claire's Knee (1970)
- Starring:
- Jean-Claude Brialy, Aurora Cornu, (more)
- Director(s):
- Eric Rohmer
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
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The fifth of Eric Rohmer's "Six Moral Tales," Claire's Knee is a deliciously Rohmeresque story of sexual obsession. French diplomat Jerome (Jean-Claude Brialy), on a resort vacation, meets Claire (Laurence De Monaghan), the teen-aged daughter of a friend. Though engaged to be married, Jerome falls hopelessly in love -- not with Claire, but with Claire's knee. Realizing that to be revealed as a fetishist would be ruinous for him, Jerome does not act upon his obsession. Eventually he gets to fulfill his yearnings by placing his hand upon Claire's knee, a gesture which she assumes is out of sympathy for a personal crisis she is going through. Originally released as Le Genou de Claire, this film was the recipient of the Prix Louis Delluc and the Prix Melies. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Jean-Claude Brialy - Jerome
- Béatrice Romand - Laura
- Fabrice Luchini - Vincent
- Michele Montel - Mme. Walter
- Aurora Cornu - Aurora
- Laurence de Monaghan - Claire
- Gerard Falconetti - Gilles
- Director(s):
- Eric Rohmer
- Writer(s):
- Eric Rohmer
- Producer(s):
- Pierre Cottrell
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Adult Situations, Not For Children)
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- 1970 - Claire's Knee - French Film Critics Circle - Prix Louis-Delluc
- 1971 - Claire's Knee - National Board of Review - Best Foreign Film
- 1971 - Claire's Knee - National Society of Film Critics - Best Picture
