Claire's Knee
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| Directed by | Éric Rohmer |
| Written by | Éric Rohmer |
| Produced by | Barbet Schroeder Pierre Cottrell |
| Starring | Jean-Claude Brialy Aurora Cornu Béatrice Romand Laurence de Monaghan |
| Cinematography | Néstor Almendros |
| Edited by | Cécile Decugis |
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| Distributed by | Les Films du Losange (France) Columbia Pictures (USA) |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Box office | 638,445 admissions (France) |
Claire's Knee (French: Le Genou de Claire) is a 1970 French romantic drama film written and directed by Éric Rohmer. Starring Jean-Claude Brialy, Aurora Cornu, Béatrice Romand, and Laurence de Monaghan, it follows a soon-to-be-married man and his conflicted relationship with two teenage girls. The film is the fifth entry in Rohmer's series of Six Moral Tales (1963–1972).
Upon its release in France on 11 December 1970, Claire's Knee received critical acclaim, and it was awarded the Louis Delluc Prize for Best French Film of the year. Abroad, it was named Best Film by the National Society of Film Critics, and Best Foreign Language Film by the National Board of Review.