Word: rohmer
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...just seem Claire's Knee, and had reported to a friend that it was basically a bunch of socialized people on holiday, talking at each other. "Of course," said he, "all Rohmer's films are about civilization...
Bunk. Statements like these are numerous, and I'm sure Rohmer would deny them. The ex- Cahiers critic seems to me a clever entertainer whose forte is literary quotation, varying in thought quality and amusement value...
...beliefs could determine a man's psychology and philosophy, but the incredibly dull Clermont-Ferrand setting. and the background of the characters, added some depth to this view. One is always willing to grant a director his assumptions so long as they are used for pertinent ends, and because Rohmer's people really cared about their situation, and because the actors communicated this, Rohmer was justified...
...also feels that he has performed a moral service to Claire by warning of her boyfriend's dallying with another maiden. Jerome has obviously misread the boy's action, but the morality of the betrayal is left ambiguous. As long as his characters are happy, Rohmer...
...knows Claire's knee is not your typical erogenous zone; given the appeal of the acting (excepting Aurora), one cannot deny Rohmer's successful evocation of voyeuristic pleasure...