The first half: A man who is about to get married faces the initiative of a girl.
When the hero encounters Laura's active pursuit, he adopts a passive catering attitude. He didn't love her, so he was just fine with it. But even if he's not emotionally invested, he'll still be jealous and jealous when he finds out that she's hanging out with other guys.
In the face of the little girl's initiative and enthusiasm, the man is still holding back. When a man talks about marriage and love with his friends, he always talks about how open his relationship with his fiancée is, and there is a chance of reconciliation even after many separations. It seems to be looking for a blister, looking for a shore, and empties the meaning of marriage.
The second half: The appearance of a middle-aged man who falls in love with a young girl
Carat who ignores him completely changes the hero's psychological state. Carat is a beautiful girl, and as soon as she appears, the male protagonist is amazed. But she completely ignores the charm of the middle-aged male protagonist and loves her boyfriend wholeheartedly.
When a middle-aged man, unable to restrain his love, wants to approach a girl, his embarrassment can be imagined. He didn't want to take risks, he didn't want to lose his dignity, and then he couldn't get her. The male protagonist tried to give up his sense of superiority and approached Carat actively, but was unsuccessful. On the one hand, he was extremely afraid of losing his dignity and did not dare to be too obvious, on the other hand, Carat really did not pay attention to him. So the male protagonist can no longer maintain that kind of grace, he becomes distracted, and he begins to devote himself to it, taking the initiative to get close to Carat. Men think Carla's knees are attractive and project an image of her body on a part of her body. It's obviously because of addiction, but he wants to say it's the temptation of a woman, rationalizes his desires, and does it even if he knows he can't do it. After the accumulation of intentions to achieve the so-called purpose, the man finally touched Carat's knee, and under the pretext of being touched by an elder, he achieved some lustful effects. Later, the male protagonist finds out that he has never actively pursued a woman, and has never taken a risk emotionally. He didn't have the courage to really pursue Carat, so he could only touch Carat's knee as an alternative.
"Knee of Carat" is like a psychoanalytic essay, developed in a flowing diary style. Rohmer does not flashback, interject or supplement, and watching the movie is like turning over the patient's case page by page. The lengthy dialogue seems to leave the audience aside, and can only patiently listen to the moral concepts and inner monologues of the characters reflected in the dialogue. Most of the "Knee of Carat" can be understood by ear. From the dialogue, you seem to be able to "hear" the whole meaning of the film. From this, let us explore the moral values of life and reflect on our own moral values. .
The visual language of "Knee of Carat" is really not very beautiful, so this "moral story" is left with "ideas": Rohmer asks his protagonist to talk and talk, talk and talk, after 100 minutes, in the lengthy At the end of the almost boring daily dialogue, the "idea" of the hero Jerome finally came true. He touched the knee of the girl Claire. 110 minutes of soul. At that moment, Rohmer's characters shut their mouths, the literary language has nowhere to go, and no amount of words can explain Girome's caressing Carat's knee at this moment, which makes "Carat's Knee" a veritable film rather than a "Graphic novel", and more importantly, it is only at this moment that Rohmer's camera gives the only close-up of the entire film.
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