Chloe in the Afternoon

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Chloe in the Afternoon

R,

1972,

1h 33m,

Drama/

Romance

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87%

23 Reviews

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89%

1,000+ Ratings

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89%

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1,000+ Ratings

Eric Rohmer's acclaimed meditation on marital fidelity follows Frederic, a successful Parisian lawyer who is happily married to Helene, a schoolteacher. Though Frederic daydreams about affairs with other women, he doesn't come close to acting on such thoughts until he runs into Chloe, a beautiful old acquaintance. Tempted by the vibrant Chloe, Frederic is torn between impulsive lust and his love for his wife.

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Critics Consensus

Eric Rohmer's Chloe in the Afternoon doesn't need sparkly cinematic dross to discover unspoken, universal truths about relationships and love through filmmaking.

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Pauline Kael

The New Yorker

Sep 21, 2023

What is frequently described as rigor and austerity may be no more than polished aridity, polished pettiness. [Rohmer is] a clever traditionalist in a medium in which bourgeois worldliness can pass for much more.

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Time Out

Feb 9, 2006

A wonderfully cool and lucid exposition of the twists and turns of its hero's thoughts.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Oct 23, 2004

4/4

What makes Rohmer's films so sparkling and intelligent is the way in which he watches his characters. Nothing escapes him, and he uses the angle of a glance, the tilt of a head, the precise set of a mouth, in order to create wonderfully complex characters

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Romola Costantino

The Sun-Herald (Australia)

Sep 24, 2024

[A] stylish, delicately handled and compelling film.

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Judith Crist

Texas Monthly

Jun 11, 2020

Rohmer's gift is in his subtle differentiation between the cliches of relationships and the eternal verities that are at the heart of those cliches.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

May 23, 2020

3.5/4

Intoxicating.

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Poe W

Jul 23, 2018

Last of Eric Rohmer's cycle of "Six Moral Tales", has Bernard Verley as Frédéric although happy with his job and marriage, he cannot seem to ponder about Chloe (Zouzou) someone to whom had decided to come back into his life to whom used to meet during their teenage years. As the movie progresses, Frederic begins to bond with Chloe much more than his wife, and he expresses which may or may not lead to anything more. Written and directed by Eric Rohmer.

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Hermione L

Mar 17, 2018

Very French film about mistresses and love. I don't feel compelled to see it again besides to view it as a period piece with some good fashion from the French 70s.

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Bernard Verley

Frédéric

Zouzou

Chloé

Francoise Verley

Hélène

Daniel Ceccaldi

Gérard

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Synopsis

Eric Rohmer's acclaimed meditation on marital fidelity follows Frederic, a successful Parisian lawyer who is happily married to Helene, a schoolteacher. Though Frederic daydreams about affairs with other women, he doesn't come close to acting on such thoughts until he runs into Chloe, a beautiful old acquaintance. Tempted by the vibrant Chloe, Frederic is torn between impulsive lust and his love for his wife.

Director: Éric Rohmer
Producer: Pierre Cottrell, Barbet Schroeder
Screenwriter: Éric Rohmer
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Les Films du Losange
Rating: R
Genre: Drama, Romance
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 29, 1972, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 27, 2017
Runtime: 1h 33m

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