In starting this series the aim is to highlight a connection between two images (be they written, filmed, etc.) which then forces additional, broader comparisons between their sources. In the first case, Mildred Pierce by Michael Curtiz and Le genou de Claire [Claire's Knee] by Eric Rohmer.
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Le genou de Claire [Claire's Knee] by Eric Rohmer, 1970:
-I was watching those two lovers, and I thought to myself that every woman has her most vulnerable point. For some it’s the nape of the neck, the waist, the hands. For Claire, in that position, in that light, it was her knee. It was the magnetic pole of my desire, the precise point, where, if I could pursue this desire, I’d have placed my hand.
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Le genou de Claire [Claire's Knee] by Eric Rohmer, 1970:
-The turmoil she arises in me gives me a sort of right over her.
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Mildred Pierce by Michael Curtiz, 1945:
-I came by to check up on my investment.
-Well, how do you like it?
-Delightful.
-Well, how do you like it?
-Delightful.
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Mildred Pierce by Michael Curtiz, 1945:
-You know, using your gams all day hasn’t hurt ‘em a bit.
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