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Claire's Knee ()

Le genou de Claire (original title)
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On lakeside summer holiday, a conflicted older man is dared to have a flirt with two beautiful teenage half-sisters despite his betrothal to a diplomat's daughter and the fact that the girls have boyfriends.
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Jérôme
Aurora Cornu ...
Aurora the Novelist
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Laura
Laurence de Monaghan ...
Claire
Michèle Montel ...
Madame Walter
Gérard Falconetti ...
Gilles
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Vincent
Sandra Franchina

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Éric Rohmer

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Éric Rohmer ... ()

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Pierre Cottrell ... producer
Barbet Schroeder ... producer

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Néstor Almendros

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Cécile Decugis

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Martine Kalfon ... assistant editor

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Alfred de Graff ... production supervisor

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

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Jean-Claude Gasché ... electrician
Bernard Prim ... still photographer
Jean-Claude Rivière ... assistant camera
Philippe Rousselot ... assistant camera

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Michel Fleury ... continuity

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Louis Balthazard ... machinist
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Plot Summary

In this talky lighthearted slow-paced melodrama, cultural attache' Jerome spends his last summer holidays as a bachelor at Lake Annecy where he meets Aurora, an Italian writer and old friend. She talks him into a flirt with his landlady's teenage daughter Laura, which he indulges in until he meets and falls for Laura's blonde half-sister Claire and develops a desire to caress her knee. Jerome eventually dares to try his luck with Claire, only to realize that, unlike with Laura, his affections this time are mostly one-sided. Written by Otto Oberhauser

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Taglines First Prize San Sebastian Film Festival 1971 Best French Picture of the Year (Prix Louis Dellac) See more »
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Also Known As
  • Six Contes Moraux V: Le genou de Claire (France)
  • Six Moral Tales V: Claire's Knee (World-wide, English title)
  • Claire's Knee (United States)
  • Claire's Knee (Ireland, English title)
  • Claire's Knee (Canada, English title)
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Trivia Not counting a picture frame seen from a distance, the title character's first appearance takes place 47 minutes into the film. See more »
Goofs Near the end of the movie, Jerôme and Claire Annecy are going by boat to Annecy but must seek refuge under a shelter because of a storm. During their conversation, the irregular flow of the watering device used to create the big rain can be heard clearly. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into 365 Days, also Known as a Year (2019). See more »
Quotes Aurora, the novelist: She disturbs you? How? Her body?
Jerome: Yes, the way she looks, since it's all I know about her. We've hardly ever spoken. I find it quite difficult to talk to her.
Aurora, the novelist: Well, well. She intimidates you.
Jerome: I feel absolutely powerless around girls like that.
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