Chloe In The Afternoon

This sixth and final installment of Rohmer's "Six Moral Tales" focuses, for the first time in the series, on the married Frederic (Bernard Verley), a professional who spends very little time with his equally business-minded wife, Helene (Francoise Verley). The first part of the film is essentially a prologue as it carefully sets up the male lead's character. He is a man easily seduced--but only mentally. Frederic imagines what certain women (a wonderful series of cameos by previous Rohmer heroines) are like, concocting romantic adventures with them as they walk down the street. In one telling scene, he purchases a shirt from a pretty saleswoman only because he cann...