Big Kids movie night
Veronica
The story
Veronica is a 1972 Romanian children's musical film directed by Elisabeta Bostan. It was selected as the Romanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 46th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. It is the first of two films based on La Fontaine's Fables. It established Bostan's reputation as a director in the genre of children's film.
Cast
Lulu Mihăescu as Veronica
Margareta Pîslaru as Teacher / Headmistress and The Fairy
Dem Rădulescu as Dănilă the Tomcat / The Cook
Vasilica Tastaman as The Vixen
Angela Moldovan as Smaranda
George Mihăiță as the mouse Aurică
Mihai Stan as the Raven
Vali Niculescu as the mouse Mini-Cranț
Cornel Patrichi as the Glow worm
Ștefan Thury
Manuela Hărăbor as little girl at the orphanage
Adrian Vîlcu as little boy
Production
For the casting of the children, Bostan stated that she had chosen the actors among 11,000 children.
Reception
The film reached over 3,2 million spectators at the time.
Screenings
The film was screened in Paris in 2007 as part of a Romanian film festival and presented as "the children's musical dear to generations of Romanians".