24th January 2013

La Boulangere de Monceau
(The Girl at the Monceau Bakery )

Director: Eric Rohmer

France, 1963

Run Time: 22 minutes, Certificate: ,
Genre: Romance, Short, Language: French

Synopsis:

The first in the 'Moral Tales' series, narrated by filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier, is a charming short shot on the streets of Paris in Rohmer's naturalistic style. Barbet Schroeder plays a young man whose affections are divided between two beautiful girls - one he meets on the street and another who works in a local bakery - but finds himself faced with the dilemma of choosing between them.

Number of reactions 16 Average score 4.81

Film notes

33rd Season's Programme