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The Bakery Girl of Monceau
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Title: The Bakery Girl of Monceau

Release Date: 1 Jan 1963

Runtime: 23m

Genre: Romance, Drama

Director: Studios Africa, Les Films du Losange

Production Companies: Studios Africa, Les Films du Losange

Overview: 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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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.9 (126 votes)

Cast

  • Young Man / Narrator: Barbet Schroeder
  • Jacqueline: Claudine Soubrier
  • Sylvie: Michèle Girardon
  • Client (uncredited): Michel Mardore
  • Schmidt (uncredited): Fred Junck
  • Young Man / Narrator (voice) (uncredited): Bertrand Tavernier
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