Veronica (1972 film)

Veronica is a 1972 Romanian children's musical film directed by Elisabeta Bostan.^[1] 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.^[2] It is the first of two films based on La Fontaine's Fables.^[3] It established Bostan's reputation as a director in the genre of children's film.^[4]

Veronica
Directed by	Elisabeta Bostan
Starring	Lulu Mihăescu [ro] Margareta Pîslaru Dem Rădulescu
Cinematography	Iulius Druckmann
Release date	1972 (1972)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Romania
Language	Romanian

Cast

• Lulu Mihăescu [ro] as Veronica
• Margareta Pîslaru as Teacher / Headmistress and The Fairy
• Dem Rădulescu as Dănilă the Tomcat / The Cook
• Vasilica Tastaman [ro] as The Vixen
• Angela Moldovan as Smaranda
• George Mihăiță as the mouse Aurică
• Mihai Stan [ro] as the Raven
• Vali Niculescu [ro] as the mouse Mini-Cranț
• Cornel Patrichi as the Glow worm
• Ștefan Thury
• Manuela Hărăbor as little girl at the orphanage
• Adrian Vîlcu [ro] as little boy

Production

For the casting of the children, Bostan stated that she had chosen the actors among 11,000 children.^[3]

Reception

The film reached over 3,2 million spectators at the time.^[5]

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".^[6]

See also

• List of submissions to the 46th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Romanian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film