{"id":4547,"date":"2007-10-10T12:46:23","date_gmt":"2007-10-10T19:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4547"},"modified":"2022-10-07T12:52:50","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T19:52:50","slug":"chloe-in-the-afternoon-1972","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4547","title":{"rendered":"Chloe in the Afternoon (1972)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Your real problems free me from my imaginary anxieties.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Chloe-in-the-Afternoon-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Chloe-in-the-Afternoon-Poster-221x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"221\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-60021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Chloe-in-the-Afternoon-Poster-221x300.png 221w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Chloe-in-the-Afternoon-Poster-755x1024.png 755w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Chloe-in-the-Afternoon-Poster-94x128.png 94w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Chloe-in-the-Afternoon-Poster-768x1042.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Chloe-in-the-Afternoon-Poster-199x270.png 199w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/Chloe-in-the-Afternoon-Poster.png 813w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA happily married Parisian lawyer (Bernard Verley) sparks a friendship with his friend&#8217;s former lover, Chloe (Zouzou), and soon finds himself questioning his commitment to marital fidelity.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Eric Rohmer Films<\/li>\n<li>French Films<\/li>\n<li>Infidelity<\/li>\n<li>Midlife Crisis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nBetween 1962 and 1972, French director Eric Rohmer made a series of films &#8212; known as Six Moral Tales &#8212; about temptation and self-deception in human relationships. <em>Chloe in the Afternoon<\/em> is the final entry in the series, and serves as an effective, albeit discomfiting, conclusion to the collective narrative. While the two central protagonists in this film are authentically limned (chances are you&#8217;ve known people just like them), they&#8217;re also highly unsympathetic: Frederic (Verley) is self-absorbed and chauvinistic, ogling every pretty woman on the street, and unable to fully appreciate his beautiful, intelligent wife (Francoise Verley) back at home; and Chloe (who got on my nerves immediately &#8212; she&#8217;s every married woman&#8217;s nightmare) is devious and cunning, playing carefully off of Frederic&#8217;s weaknesses like a female Lothario. Yet Rohmer&#8217;s skill at showing how easily even a &#8220;happily married&#8221; man can be drawn down a dangerous path towards infidelity is impressive, making this and others in his &#8220;Moral Tales&#8221; series recommended one-time viewing for film fanatics. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A scathingly honest depiction of moral uncertainty in the face of temptation<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/chloe-infidelity.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/chloe-infidelity.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4549\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The touching final scene<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/chloe-ending.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/chloe-ending.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4548\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s worth a one-time look as the final film in Rohmer&#8217;s Moral Tales sextet. Listed as a film with historical importance and a Personal Recommendation in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0068205\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/movies.nytimes.com\/movie\/review?_r=1&#038;res=9805E6DF153BE43BBC4850DFBF668389669EDE&#038;oref=slogin\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/chloe-in-the-afternoon-1972\">Roger Ebert&#8217;s Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s2076eric.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/love-in-the-afternoon-1\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Your real problems free me from my imaginary anxieties.&#8221; Synopsis: A happily married Parisian lawyer (Bernard Verley) sparks a friendship with his friend&#8217;s former lover, Chloe (Zouzou), and soon finds himself questioning his commitment to marital fidelity. Genres: Eric Rohmer Films French Films Infidelity Midlife Crisis Review: Between 1962 and 1972, French director Eric Rohmer made a series of films &#8212; known as Six Moral Tales &#8212; about temptation and self-deception in human relationships. 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