Veronica | |
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Directed by | Elisabeta Bostan |
Starring | Lulu Mihăescu Margareta Pîslaru Dem Rădulescu |
Cinematography | Iulius Druckmann |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | Romania |
Language | Romanian |
Veronica is a 1972 Romanian children's musical film directed by Elisabeta Bostan. [1] It was selected as the Romanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 46th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. [2] It is the first of two films based on La Fontaine's Fables. [3] It established Bostan's reputation as a director in the genre of children's film. [4]
For the casting of the children, Bostan stated that she had chosen the actors among 11,000 children. [3]
The film reached over 3,2 million spectators at the time. [5]
The film was screened in Paris in 2007 as part of a Romanian film festival and presented as "the children's musical dear to generations of Romanians". [6]