''Veronica'' is a 1972 Romanian children's

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directed by

Elisabeta Bostan Elisabeta Bostan (born 1 March 1931) is a Romanian film director and screenwriter. She directed 25 films between 1956 and 1991. Biography Born in Buhuși, Bacău County, she attended the in Piatra Neamț, where she staged her first theater pro ...

. It was selected as the Romanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the

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, but was not accepted as a nominee. It is the first of two films based on

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. It established Bostan's reputation as a director in the genre of children's film.

Cast

* as Veronica * Margareta Pîslaru as Teacher / Headmistress and The Fairy * Dem Rădulescu as Dănilă the Tomcat / The Cook * as The Vixen * Angela Moldovan as Smaranda * George Mihăiță as the mouse Aurică * as the Raven * as the mouse Mini-Cranț * Cornel Patrichi as the Glow worm * Ștefan Thury * Manuela Hărăbor as little girl at the orphanage * 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".

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