CLAIRE’S KNEE

| 1971 – 110′ – COMEDY, ROMANCE, CLASSIC.
Written by: Eric Rohmer.
Directed by: Eric Rohmer.
Starring: Jean-Claude Brialy, Laurence de Monaghan, Aurora Cornu, Béatrice Romand, Michèle Montel, Gérard Falconetti, Fabrice Luchini.
Winner best film at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, Best French film of the year (Prix Louis-Delluc and Prix Méliès).
In French with English subtitles.
A The Criterion Collection release. |

On the eve of his wedding, on holiday on the Lake Annecy shore, a career diplomat accidentally meets an old acquaintance, perhaps a former lover. Through her he meets an intense teenager, Laura, and then lusts after her sister, Claire. Whilst Laura attempts to flirt with him, his fantasy becomes focused on wanting to caress Claire’s knee.