Claire's Knee
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Movie Reviews of Claire's Knee
Movie Review: Anthem of a Paedophile
Summary: 1 Stars
In the 70's films such as this were the stable viewing fodder of the middle class intelligentsia. Searching for something which was not a Mills and Boon romance or an action adventure movie films such as there were seen as sensative and relevant. In reality this film is not about much at all. An upper middle class male about to marry holidays with a friend. He meets two young women, one ugly (she is not but she has frizzy hair) and another beautiful. He desires to touch the knee of the attracitve one but she finds him rather repellent. He has a sort of teasing relationship with the other one and messes up her life. The end of the film allows our hero to manipulate the grief of Claire so that he can achieve his amibition of touching her knee.
It is hard know to realise the attraction of this film. The dialouge is long winded and tedious. The characters talk endlessly but never about anything.
The attraction of the film is more about the style of the film rather than the content or the form. The house in which the action takes place and the country side are beautifull. The characters have a sort of sophistication around their life, what they drink, what they eat which has been attractive to those outside France. The two female leads are gorgous and the film is well acted.
The only negative is that it is a boring talkative film which is about a self indulgent bore. One sees it and thinks a nuclear war destroying all these characters would not be the end of the world. Still some people probably like it.
Movie Review: GREAT MOVIE, BUT DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS PIECE OF JUNK BY FOX/LORBER!!
Summary: 1 Stars
It looks like the lighting is poor in this movie, but it's not the lighting--it's the shoddy transfer. The colors are drab and faded. It actually looks as if Fox Lorber just transfered the movie to DVD from an old, worn VHS tape. You don't even get the full picture. The movie itself is utterly charming--gorgeous and full of vivid colors. But you wouldn't know it from watching this particular DVD. Instead, get the box set of the Six Moral Tales which has been released by Criterion. It's a night and day difference. Yes, the box set costs more, but it's worth it. Anyhow, CLAIRE'S KNEE is part of a six movie cycle so you might as well watch it in context along with the five other installments. Plus the box set has lots of extra goodies. Finally, in case you're new to Rohmer, you should know that his movies are full of philosophical explorations and literate dialogue. He wrote the six moral tales as short stories then turned them into movies. People who like to read would probably appreciate Rohmer's style the most. In any case, unless you understand French, you'll be reading lots of subtitles. Enjoy!Movie Review: poor recording
Summary: 1 Stars
This DVD looks like it was made from a VHS tape. Save the money and get the VHS tape, it will look the same