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Claire’s Knee

film by Rohmer [1970]
Also known as: “Le Genou de Claire”

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  • Rohmer, Eric
    In Éric Rohmer

    …Le Genou de Claire (1970; Claire’s Knee), was named best film at the San Sebastián International Film Festival and received two awards as the year’s best French film—the Prix Louis-Delluc and the Prix Méliès. Rohmer completed the series in 1972 with the release of L’Amour l’après-midi (Chloe in the Afternoon),…

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history of film

  • The Passion of Joan of Arc
    In history of film: France

    …Le Genou de Claire (1970; Claire’s Knee), established the ironic perspective on human passion that he maintained in later films; Agnès Varda, famed for her improvisational style; Jacques Demy, whose best films are homages to the Hollywood musical; and Jacques Rivette, the most austerely abstract and experimental of the Cahiers…

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