Veronica (1972 film)

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Veronica
Directed by Elisabeta Bostan
Starring Lulu Mihăescu  [ ro ]
Margareta Pîslaru
Dem Rădulescu
CinematographyIulius Druckmann
Release date
  • 1972 (1972)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryRomania
LanguageRomanian

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]

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Cast

Production

For the casting of the children, Bostan stated that she had chosen the actors among 11,000 children. [3]

Reception

The film reached over 3,2 million spectators at the time. [5]

Screenings

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]

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References

  1. "Veronica". port ro. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  2. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  3. 1 2 "Interview with director Bostan" (PDF). Érudit (in French).
  4. Popescu, Alina. "Une féérie musicale?: les coproductions cinématographiques entre la République Socialiste Roumaine et l'Union Soviétique" (PDF). SSOAR (in French).
  5. Pop, Doru (8 March 2014). Romanian New Wave Cinema: An Introduction. McFarland. ISBN   978-1-4766-1489-2.
  6. "LE PARIS DU CINÉMA ROUMAIN". Le Courrier des Balkans.