A rarefied conversation fest, the fifth of Rohmer's "Moral Tales" stars Jean-Claude Brialy as Jerome, a middle-aged intellectual who feels with his head, not his heart. A French diplomat who is about to be married to a woman he loves, but for whom he feels no passion, Jerome visits the
provincial town where he was raised. There he meets Claire (Laurence de Monaghan), a summery 17-year-old who is completely absorbed with her boyfriend. Jerome channels his desire for her into a form of passion that, for him, is much more controllable--he wants only to touch her knee.
One of Rohmer's greatest expressions of male-female relationships, CLAIRE'S KNEE presents a portra...
Released:
1970
Rated:
GP
Length:
103 mins