Friday, February 1, 2008

Chloe in the afternoon : Eric Rohmer

Another french movie with a climax that makes the movie linger on for a long time after "FIN". The protagonist's mind is in a conflict between true love and true passion. His obsession with women other than his wife and his need to be free from the clutches of marriage and commitment is amusing. The eventual realization of his fallacy following the almost successful seduction makes him run away from Chloe, a girl from his past. There is some sympathy that erupts for Chloe but only till the time he gets back home and confides in his wife, speaks out his heart expressing his deep love for her. He experiences the freedom that he so longed for, nowhere else but in his relationship with his wife.
The film's feel is comically seductive without "all that jazz" and ends on a very serious note with a deep moral lesson. I give this movie **** (this is not a curse word but my rating for the movie on a GPA of 5 *'s)

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