#343: ROHMER, Eric: The Bakery Girl Of Monceau (1962)
SIX MORAL TALES {Spine #342}
ROHMER, Eric (France)
The Bakery Girl Of Monceau [1962]
Spine #343
DVD
DVD
Simple, delicate, and jazzy, the first of the moral tales shows the stirrings of what would become the Eric Rohmer style: unfussy naturalistic shooting, ironic first-person voice-over, and the image of the "unknowable" woman. A law student (played by producer and future director Barbet Schroeder) with a roving eye and a large appetite stuffs himself full of sugar cookies and pastries daily in order to garner the attentions of the pretty brunette who works in a quaint Paris bakery. But is she truly interested, or is she just a sweet diversion?
23 minutes
Black & White
Black & White
Monaural
in French
1:33:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2006
Director/Writer
Eric Rohmer was 42 when he wrote and directed The Bakery Girl of Monceau.
Other Rohmer films in the Collection:
#344: Suzanne's Career (1963)
#346: La Collectionneuse (1967)
#345: My Night at Maud's (1969)
#347: Claire's Knee (1970)
#348: Love in the Afternoon (1972)
#1206a: A Tale of Springtime (1990)
#1206b: A Tale of Winter (1992)
#1206c: A Tale of Summer (1996)
#1206d: A Tale of Autumn (1998)
Other Rohmer films in the Collection:
#344: Suzanne's Career (1963)
#346: La Collectionneuse (1967)
#345: My Night at Maud's (1969)
#347: Claire's Knee (1970)
#348: Love in the Afternoon (1972)
#1206a: A Tale of Springtime (1990)
#1206b: A Tale of Winter (1992)
#1206c: A Tale of Summer (1996)
#1206d: A Tale of Autumn (1998)
The Film
Film Rating (0-60):
The Booklet
Sixty-page booklet featuring essays by Geoff Andrew, Ginette Vincendeau, and Rohmer, plus Six Moral Tales, the original stories by Rohmer.
Commentary
None.
Rohmer’s Short film
60
The ExtrasThe Booklet
Sixty-page booklet featuring essays by Geoff Andrew, Ginette Vincendeau, and Rohmer, plus Six Moral Tales, the original stories by Rohmer.
Commentary
None.
Rohmer’s Short film
Presentation, or Charlotte and Her Steak (1951).
Moral Tales, Filmic Issues
Moral Tales, Filmic Issues
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