Le genou de Claire (1970)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Eric Rohmer

Writer:

Eric Rohmer (writer)

Release Date:

21 February 1971 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

Jérôme, a 35-year-old diplomat, is struck by teenage girl Claire and harbours an unquenchable desire to touch her knee ...

Plot Keywords:

Knee | Lake | Teenager | Male Female Relationship | Lolita

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 5 wins

Cast

Jean-Claude Brialy	...	Jerome
Aurora Cornu	...	Aurora, the novelist
Béatrice Romand	...	Laura
Laurence de Monaghan	...	Claire
Michèle Montel	...	Madame Walter
Gérard Falconetti	...	Gilles
Fabrice Luchini	...	Vincent

Directed by
Eric Rohmer

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Eric Rohmer		writer

Produced by
Pierre Cottrell	....	producer
Barbet Schroeder	....	producer

Cinematography by
Néstor Almendros

Film Editing by
Cécile Decugis

Production Management
Alfred de Graff	....	production supervisor

Sound Department
Michel Laurent	....	sound assistant
Jean-Pierre Ruh	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Jean-Claude Gasché	....	electrician
Bernard Prim	....	still photographer
Jean-Claude Rivière	....	assistant camera
Philippe Rousselot	....	assistant camera

Editorial Department
Martine Kalfon	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Louis Balthazard	....	machinist
Michel Fleury	....	continuity

Production Companies

• Les Films du Losange

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (1971) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Heron Communications (1987) (USA) (VHS)
• Media Home Entertainment (1987) (USA) (VHS)
• Criterion Collection, The (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Guerilla Films (UK)
• Rosebud (Greece) (tehatrical re-release)
• Skouras Films Classics (Greece) (theatrical re-release)

Also Known As:

Claire's Knee (USA)

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:S | Hong Kong:I | Sweden:Btl | USA:GP (original rating) | USA:PG | Singapore:PG | Brazil:14

Filming Locations:

Lac d'Annecy, Annecy, Haute-Savoie, France

Company:

Les Films du Losange

Quotes:

Jerome: Every woman has her most vulnerable point. For some, it's the nape of the neck, the waist, the hands. For Claire, in that position, in that light, it was her knee.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Cinéma, de notre temps: Eric Rohmer - Preuves à l'appui" (1994)

a really romantic touch ; very pleasant movie

one of the most beautiful movie by Rohmer. when I saw this film for the first time i was in Brasil (Saao Paulo) and the movie was whistled at the end of the performance by the assistance. In fact, I found the movie a little bit ridiculous and native. i reviewed this movie on TV, a few years later, in France, and was then enthusiastic. I've since become a fan of Rohmer and I've seen nearly all of his films.