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Wikipedia article'The Bakery Girl of Monceau' is a 1962 short film written and directed by ric Rohmer. The film was the first of Rohmer's Six Moral Tales (Contes moraux), which consisted of two shorts and four feature films. PlotA man who sees and falls in love with a woman he passes in the street, but he does not know how to talk to her. When he finally speaks to her, she disappears and he conducts a daily search for her in the same area. During his search, he acquires a habit of visiting a bakery for a snack. Over time, the "girl" in the bakery becomes interested in him and he starts flirting with her and eventually convinces her to go on a date with him. Before the date begins, he runs into the woman that he was searching for and is forced to choose between them. Cast* Barbet Schroeder: young man * Bertrand Tavernier: young man's voiceover narration * Claudine Soubrier: Jacqueline * Michle Girardon: Sylvie * Fred Junk: Schmidt * Michel Mardore: Client Narrative structureThe narrative structure of 'The Girl at the Monceau Bakery' and the other five "Moral Tales" begins with the main character (a man), who is committed to a woman, meeting and being tempted by a second woman, but renouncing her for the first woman. Meaning of "Moral"According to Rohmer:
Most of the film is told through the narrator. The main character is played by Barbet Schroeder, but was dubbed by Bertrand Tavernier, whose voice Rohmer judged more appropriate for the very literary voice-over. Using the word "moral" does not mean that there is a moral in the story. According to Rohmer:
Also, Rohmer said:
Themes* Guilt - That all are guilty and none are completely innocent. * Love, desire, and free will - This is marked by the conflict within the protagonist. The conflict is the debate of being in another's arms. They "prefer to emphasize the possibility of choice rather than the activity of it." * "Courtly Love" - According to James Monaco, there is an "inborn suffering" for the protagonist caused by "excessive meditation upon the beauty of the opposite sex." It is a "love based in idleness." SettingIn each of the Six Moral Tales, Rohmer only filmed during the time and in the place that the film was set. There was no use of sets. SoundThere is no nondiegetic music, only what is played in the background as part of the setting (i.e., cars, people walking by, music playing in the background at a party). Also, there is an emphasis on dialogue and frequent use of voice-over narration. 'The Girl at the Monceau Bakery' contains no music, and the only sound that interrupts the sounds in the background is that of the narrator. References | |
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