Love in the Afternoon (1972)

Not to be confused with the Billy Wilder film staring Gary Cooper and Audrey Hepburn, this is the final film in Eric Rohner's Six Moral Tales Series.  I skipped watching the fifth one, Claire's Knee because I realized I had seen it many years ago before I knew anything about Rohmer.  It never really impressed me so I went ahead to this one also known as Chloe in the Afternoon (which is the title I prefer).  Simply put this one is wonderful.  It's just as good as My Night with Maud.  It follows a married lawyer who reconnects with a friend of his, a woman who used to be another friend's girlfriend.  They start up a friendship and it's clear he has some strong feelings of some kind toward this woman.  It strikes at the age old question for married men, do you wish you could be with other women again like when you were single?  While not a suspense film, it almost is as it moves a long: will he or won't he?  What a fitting way to end a wonderful series. Grade: A