A wonderfully cool and lucid exposition of the twists and turns of its hero's thoughts.
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02/09/06
Chloe in the Afternoon (1972)
90 %
Reviews Counted: 20 Fresh: 18 Rotten:2 Average Rating: 8.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Synopsis: A married man is tempted by a lovely young woman who is eager to have an affair with him. As he contemplates infidelity, he also ponders the meaning of marriage, and of faithfulness--and comes, more and more, to appreciate the woman he's wed. The last of Eric Rohmer's "Six Contes Moraux (Six... [More]
Genre: Foreign Films
Starring: Bernard Verley, Zouzou, Francoise Verley, Daniel Ceccaldi, Malvina Penne
Director: Eric Rohmer
Reviews
1 - 20 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
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Often what makes films great are the questions they pose, not the ones they solve. Chloe in the Afternoon is full of questions.
06/28/07
I suppose the ultimate point is whether or not Frédéric gives in, but the ride itself is quite fascinating.
03/24/07
A beautiful character study, courtesy of Eric Rohmer, about what it is to love one woman and yet be in love with all women
08/20/06
What makes Rohmer's films so sparkling and intelligent is the way in which he watches his characters. Nothing escapes him, and he uses the angle of a glance, the tilt of a head, the precise set of a mouth, in order to create wonderfully complex characters
10/23/04
Top Critic
Just because Mr. Rohmer keeps his focus short, clear and precise, one sees deeply into the lives of his characters without the sort of pretentious distortions of most movies that deal in metapsors.
05/20/03
Top Critic
At least as moral quandaries go, Love has one worth pondering. And if you feel otherwise, you can at least groove on the 1970s fashions.
04/01/03
There exists in Chloe's characters a rare sort of self-reflection, and it's immensely gratifying to watch in action.
01/16/03
An elegant and moral study of yearning in the life of a married man who's attracted another woman.
03/13/02
In the couple's eventual rapprochement, Rohmer argues persuasively for a love illuminated by reason, a sexuality enhanced by self-awareness.
01/01/00
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