La Boulangère de Monceau (1963)
This movie is called The Girl in the Monceau Bakery in English, and it’s directed by Eric Rohmer, and it’s a study in morality. It’s only 22 minutes long, but it’s a classic case of the girl who you want and the girl who’s easy to get. A lot of guys can definitely relate.
So this guy sees a woman every day on the street and he never talks to her, but he really fancies her. One day, he gets lucky and she bumps into him and they have to talk, and he asks her out and she says sure, but maybe another time. So then he doesnt see her for ages and ages and ages. He’s walking around hoping to find her and he comes to this little bakery (in Monceau) and he meets another girl who he kind of sort of likes, but not as much as the first one. The difference is, he can tell this second girl really likes him. So then he keeps going back to the bakery, and his dilemma is this: what does he do? Does he go for the girl who he can get really easily, or does he hold out for the chick he really likes but doesn’t know if he can get? It’s something guys have to deal with a lot, and I don’t think I should tell you exactly what he decides, but I will say that some men will be able to relate to his choice and others won’t. You’ll just have to see the movie for yourself.
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I love movies that are 22 minutes long. Movies should be short. When I was young, sometimes I used to wish they would go on for ever. Those days there were no computers and Cds and the only way to see one was in a theatre. ( Yesterday we went after ages to a theatre to see 2012 and guess what, tickets were sold out.)
This one seems interesting.
You seem to have a good choice in films and I like the straight way you right, without any frills.
Just wondered how old you are. I’m pretty old, as old goes, but young at heart, I hope.