FREE ON CINEGEEK.DE Eric Rohmer - Le Genou de Claire

In the modern world of Netflix & Co one would sum up that Claire's Knee is about Jerome wanting to touch Claire's knee. That's why the modern world is so stupid and a hundred million years away from this extraordinary film! Of course Claire has a beautiful knee and of course Jerome feels attracted to it. He meets her on holiday at the lake. Actually Jerome wants to rest there before he marries Lucinda. The woman he has loved for five years. And then (?)... He meets Aurora, whom he has loved for a few years. Aurora has two daughters, Laura and Claire. Then Aurora and Jerome start a kind of intellectual game. He should describe to her what happens to him on holiday. Everyone notices how Laura falls in love with Jerome. Platonic. Then Claire appears. While picking cherries, she stands on the ladder over Jerome and uncovers her wonderful knee (see cinema poster). This is the moment when lust rises in Jerome. He still wants to marry Lucinda. But in Jerome the desire grows to touch Claire's knee one day. As you may notice, Claire's knee functions on a different level than the superficial action level. How do people approach each other? How do they distance themselves from each other again? How do we think and act? Eric Rohmer has the gift to express universal humanity with small gestures. It is thought that the actors themselves are going through these experiences. Everything seems real! Completely real! For example, Laura seems to be happier than Claire. Not because she's prettier. I think just because she's a better person than Claire. Difficult is the role of Jean-Claude Brialy as Jerome. He identifies with three women and yet has to remain faithful to the one absent. Claire's Knee is a film for people who also read a novel and don't just stare at soaps in series format. Does that sound pessimistic enough? That's good.