Claire's Knee

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Claire's Knee

PG,

1971,

1h 43m,

Comedy/

Drama

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95%

20 Reviews

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84%

2,500+ Ratings

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95%

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20 Reviews

84%

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2,500+ Ratings

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. Through Aurora, Jerome is introduced to two teenage sisters, Laura (Béatrice Romand) and Claire (Laurence De Monaghan). Although Laura is smitten with Jerome, it is Claire -- or, more precisely, her knee -- that fascinates the soon-to-be-married man.

Critics Consensus

Told through precise body language and sunny wit, Claire's Knee makes an unusual love story feel universal.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Oct 23, 2004

4/4

Claire's Knee is a movie for people who still read good novels, care about good films, and think occasionally.

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Vincent Canby

New York Times

May 20, 2003

5/5

Comes very close to being a perfect movie of its kind.

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

Mar 10, 2003

Perhaps the director's best-known and best-liked film.

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Elissa Suh

Moviepudding (Substack)

Aug 21, 2023

A more perfect inauguration and encapsulation of warm weather...

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

May 23, 2020

3.5/4

Love, sex, fetishism, and objectification all receive verbal workouts in this witty and wise enterprise.

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John Hofsess

Maclean's Magazine

Oct 21, 2019

Claire's Knee, with its lucidity, bittersweet wit, unpredictable characters and tight directorial control, is certainly a rare bird among modern movies...

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Poe W

Aug 19, 2018

A very simple, but thoughtful movie.

George W

Apr 23, 2017

A sharp and witty script set to beautiful scenery.

Hermione W

Sep 30, 2014

Intriguing and it had a good screenplay. Also, the location was beautiful and the actors were good for their roles, but the coaching of them was amateurish given that they always seemed to be aware of the camera. Sometimes they would look straight at it mistakenly, or was it on purpose!?!

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Éric Rohmer

Director

Jean-Claude Brialy

Jerome

Aurora Cornu

Aurora

Béatrice Romand

Laura

Laurence De Monaghan

Claire

Michèle Montel

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Synopsis

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. Through Aurora, Jerome is introduced to two teenage sisters, Laura (Béatrice Romand) and Claire (Laurence De Monaghan). Although Laura is smitten with Jerome, it is Claire -- or, more precisely, her knee -- that fascinates the soon-to-be-married man.

Director: Éric Rohmer
Producer: Pierre Cottrell, Barbet Schroeder
Screenwriter: Éric Rohmer
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Les Films du Losange
Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 1, 1971, Wide
Release Date (DVD): Mar 31, 1998
Runtime: 1h 43m
Sound Mix: Mono
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.37:1)

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