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Véronique and Her Dunce

Original title: Véronique et son cancre / Veronica and Her Dunce
1959 · 18 min
Directed by Eric Rohmer · France · French New Wave
Short filmComedy

Where to watch in the United States: Stream: Criterion Channel. Streaming data from JustWatch via TMDB; availability changes.

Cast

Nicole Berger Stella Dassas Alain Delrieu

Credits

Written by: Éric Rohmer
Cinematography: Charles L. Bitsch
Editing: Jacques Gaillard

Plot

Véronique gives a mathematics lesson to a dunce who answers the prepared questions with disconcertingly sound answers.

Sinekatalog’s take

Véronique and Her Dunce (1959) is a French short film directed by Eric Rohmer. It stars Nicole Berger, Stella Dassas and Alain Delrieu. It runs 18 minutes. It is listed here for its festival and awards record.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Ratings

IMDb: 6.4 / 10 (1,309 votes)
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