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Claire's Knee(Movie, 1970)

Original title: "Le genou de Claire" (French/FR)
1h 45min | Genres: Drama, Romance / Love
Claire's KneeRating: 3.7/5 (with 101101 votes)
Claire's Knee (French: Le Genou de Claire) is a 1970 French romantic drama film written and directed by Éric Rohmer. It follows a soon-to-be-married man and his conflicted relationship with two teenage girls. The film stars Jean-Claude Brialy, Aurora Cornu, Béatrice Romand and Laurence de Monaghan. It is the fifth film in the series of the Six Moral Tales (1963–1972). Claire's Knee was released in France on 11 December 1970 to critical acclaim. It received the Louis Delluc Prize for Best French Film of the year. Abroad, it was named Best Film by the National Society of Film Critics and Best Foreign Film by the National Board of Review. ()
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Awards & Nominations for Claire's Knee

Louis Delluc Prize National Board of Review Award for Best International Film National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film

About Claire's Knee

On the eve of his wedding, on holiday on the Lake Annecy shore, a career diplomat visits an old acquaintance, perhaps a former girlfriend. 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.

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Additional Information

Production country: France
Shot in: Annecy
Plays in: Lake Annecy
Original language: French (FR)
Spoken languages: French (FR)
Translated into 19 languages: Arabic (AR), Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 12/11/1970
Director: Éric Rohmer
Screenwriter: Éric Rohmer
Film Editor: Cécile Decugis
Director of Photography: Néstor Almendros
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Le Genou de Claire"
"O Joelho de Claire"
"Claires Knie"
"Claires knæ"
"La rodilla de Claire"
"Clairen polvi"
"Six contes moraux V: Le genou de Claire"
"Το γόνατο της Κλαίρης"
"克拉之膝"
"Claire térde"
"Il ginocchio di Claire"
"クレールの膝"
"Claires kne"
"Kolano Klary"
"Колено Клер"
"Claires knä"
"Claire'in Dizi"
"Six Moral Tales V: Claire's Knee"
Keywords: sexual desire, knee

6 movies in the Collection

1963 Suzanne's Career ("La Carrière de Suzanne")
1963 The Bakery Girl of Monceau ("La Boulangère de Monceau")
1969 My Night at Maud's ("Ma nuit chez Maud")
1970 Claire's Knee
1972 Love in the Afternoon ("L'Amour l'après-midi")

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