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The Bakery Girl of Monceau
The Bakery Girl of Monceau

The Bakery Girl of Monceau

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RomanceDrama

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Early new wave effort from Rohmer, which was the first of his six moral tales. It concerns a young man who approaches a girl in the street, but after several days without seeing her again, he becomes involved with the girl in the local bakery. Eventually, he has to choose between them when he arranges dates with them on the same day.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

23 mins

Rating

6.866/10

Release Date

01 January 1963

Country

Algeria

Cast

Barbet Schroeder

Barbet Schroeder

Young Man / Narrator

Claudine Soubrier

Claudine Soubrier

Jacqueline

Michèle Girardon

Michèle Girardon

Sylvie

Michel Mardore

Michel Mardore

Client (uncredited)

Fred Junck

Fred Junck

Schmidt (uncredited)

Bertrand Tavernier

Bertrand Tavernier

Young Man / Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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