"The Bakery Girl of Monceau" is a bit of a misleading title for this film by Eric Rohmer from over 50 years ago. The reason is that the main character is clearly a male and we watch how he has to decide between two women, a blonde and a brunette, and in the end he does not go for the bakery girl. It runs for slightly over 20 minutes and is one of these French atmospheric black-and-white films. I thought there is always some nice artistry to these and this one is no exception. I don't think it is an outstanding piece of filmmaking, but certainly worth a watch. The Iranian-born lead actor Barbet Schroeder also went on to become a successful director in the decades after this film and even scored an Oscar nomination. The two female actresses weren't as successful as Schroeder and Rohmer. One never appeared in another film, the other committed suicide still at a very young age. But they left us a memory here. I recommend this short film.
The Bakery Girl of Monceau
(1963)
Nicely atmospheric and very French
11 September 2015
Warning: Spoilers