Love in the Afternoon (1972 film)

Love in the Afternoon
Theatrical release poster
FrenchL'Amour l'après-midi
Directed byÉric Rohmer
Written byÉric Rohmer
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyNéstor Almendros
Edited byCécile Decugis
Music byArié Dzierlatka
Production
company
Distributed byWarner-Columbia Film
Release date
  • 1 September 1972 (1972-09-01) (France)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office$6.8 million[1]

Love in the Afternoon (French: L'Amour l'après-midi; released in North America as Chloe in the Afternoon) is a 1972 French romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Éric Rohmer. It is the sixth and final installment in Rohmer's Six Moral Tales series.

An English-language remake starring Chris Rock, titled I Think I Love My Wife, was released in 2007. Singer-songwriter St. Vincent named the opening song of her 2011 album, Strange Mercy, after the film.[2]

  1. ^ "L\'Amour l\'après-midi (1972)". JPBox-Office.com. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  2. ^ Ryan Dombal (13 September 2011). "St. Vincent: Strange Mercy". Pitchfork.