Project Detail

Veronique

Synopsis

Veronique, the cool French actress from Paris, is the girlfriend of our 'hero' boy. Every morning they meet on the bus on their way to school and as the days pass by their relationship grows stronger and stronger. Or at least that is what the boy tells his best friend. The film is about the innocence of love, when a person has a crush on someone they have never even met. When we are young these moments can be so important to us because they can act as a substitute before we experience our first 'real' relationship. It's about how it is to daydream and to fall in love. Even if it's only for a week or two.

Details

Year
2004
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
5 mins 40 secs
Format
Beta SP, DigiBeta
Director
Patrik Bergh
Producer
Kate Ogborn
Executive Producer
Kate Ogborn
Editor
Joakim Pietras
Screenwriter
Patrik Bergh
Director of Photography
Philipp Blaubach
Composer
Chris Blackwell
Principal cast
James Buckley, Alex Crowe Evans

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Partizan Midi Minuit

7 Westbourne Grove Mews
London W11 2RU
UK

T+44 (0)20 7313 8200

emily.crofton@partizan.com

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