CLAIRES KNEE (DVD/ENG-SUB) DVD

Claire's Knee
The fifth of Eric Rohmer's "Six Moral Tales," Claire's Knee is a deliciously Rohmeresque story of sexual obsession. French diplomat Jerome (Jean-Claude Brialy), on a resort vacation, meets Claire (Laurence De Monaghan), the teen-aged daughter of a friend. Though engaged to be married, Jerome falls hopelessly in love -- not with Claire, but with Claire's knee. Realizing that to be revealed as a fetishist would be ruinous for him, Jerome does not act upon his obsession. Eventually he gets to fulfill his yearnings by placing his hand upon Claire's knee, a gesture which she assumes is out of sympathy for a personal crisis she is going through. Originally released as Le Genou de Claire, this film was the recipient of the Prix Louis Delluc and the Prix Melies. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast Jean-Claude Brialy as Jerome Aurora Cornu as Aurora Béatrice Romand as Laura Laurence de Monaghan as Claire Fabrice Luchini as Vincent Gerard Falconetti as Gilles Michele Montel as Mme. Walter

Crew Eric Rohmer - Director Cecile Decugis - Editor Néstor Almendros - Cinematographer Pierre Cottrell - Producer Jean-Pierre Ruh - Sound/Sound Designer Eric Rohmer - Screenwriter

Claire's Knee
The fifth of Eric Rohmer's "Six Moral Tales" about men's diverted romantic desires confronts an engaged man with two alluring teenage girls. Even as Jean-Claude Brialy's Jerome fixates on Claire's delicate, athletic knee, his interaction with her precocious sister Laura and his writer friend Aurora, a literal teller of tales, turns Claire's Knee into an extended, complex, often smartly comic conversation on the nature of love, desire, and fetishization. Amid all the intimate talk, Nestor Almendros's color cinematography lends a sensual glow to the lakeside location. With Brialy the only professional actor in the cast, novelist Aurora Cornu and Lolita-like Beatrice Romand infuse Aurora and Laura with a wisdom that rings true, despite Laura's youth. Greeted with rave reviews, Claire's Knee was named Best Picture of the year by the National Society of Film Critics. ~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide
 

French Film Critics Circle, Prix Louis-Delluc (winner) Golden Globe, Best Foreign Film - Foreign Language (nominated) National Board of Review, Best Foreign Film (winner)

General Specifications: Language Options: French Subtitle Options: English Sound Processing: Additional Features: Interactive menu Production credits awards Filmographies Scene access MPAA Rating: PG DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: Content Length: 106 min Part of Series: The Eric Rohmer Collection: The Moral Tales   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 0. Chapter Menu 1. The Story [2:20] 2. The Guinea Pig [3:54] 3. Dinner Guest [3:59] 4. Fatherly Advice [4:23] 5. Desire [4:55] 6. Story Recap [3:57] 7. Boating [3:02] 8. Caught Cheating? [5:22] 9. After The Storm [3:14]