The fourth " Moral Tale " was '' My Night at Maud 's '' in 1969 . The film was made with funds raised by François Truffaut , who liked the script , and was initially intended to be the third " Moral Tale " . But because the film takes place on Christmas Eve , Rohmer wanted to shoot the film on and around Christmas Eve . Actor Jean-Louis Trintignant was not available so filming was delayed for an entire year . The film centers on Pascal 's Wager and stars Trintignant , Françoise Fabian , Marie-Christine Barrault and Antoine Vitez . '' My Night at Maud 's '' was Rohmer 's first successful film both commercially and critically . It was screened and highly praised at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival and later won the Prix Max Ophüls in France . It was released in the US and praised by critics there as well . It eventually received Oscar nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Foreign Film . James Monaco said that " Here , for the first time the focus is clearly set on the ethical and existential question of choice . If it is n't clear within '' Maud '' who actually is making the wager and whether or not they win or lose , that only enlarges the idea of " le pari " ( " the bet " ) into the encompassing metaphor that Rohmer wants for the entire series . " The fifth " Moral Tale " was '' Le Genou de Claire '' ( '' Claire 's Knee '' ) , made in 1970 . It went on to win the Grand Prix at the San Sebastián International Film Festival , the Prix Louis Delluc and the Prix Méliès and was a huge international success . Vincent Canby called it " something close to a perfect film . " It was Rohmer 's second film shot in color , with Rohmer explaining " the presence of the lake and the mountains is stronger in color than in black and white . It is a film I could n't imagine in black and white . The color green seems to me essential in that film ... This film would have no value to me in black and white . " The sixth and final " Moral Tale " was '' Love in the Afternoon '' ( released as '' Chloe in the Afternoon '' in the US ) in 1972 . Film critic Molly Haskell criticized the film for betraying the rest of the series by making a moral judgment on the main character and approving of his decision in the film
1969 Cannes Film Festival
1969 Cannes Film Festival
Éric Rohmer