Veronica se întoarce

1973 Romanian film

Veronica se întoarce
Directed by	Elisabeta Bostan
Starring	Lulu Mihaescu Margareta Pâslaru Dem Rădulescu
Cinematography	Iulius Druckmann
Release date	1973 (1973)
Running time	84 minutes
Country	Romania
Language	Romanian

Veronica se întoarce (Veronica Returns or Veronica is Back) is a 1973 Romanian musical film directed by Elisabeta Bostan.^[1] It is the sequel to Bostan's 1972 musical Veronica.

Cast

Lulu Mihaescu as Veronica
Margareta Pîslaru as Teacher / the Ant Queen / the fairy
Dem Radulescu as Danila the Tomcat / the cook
Angela Moldovan as Smarand

Release

The film was theatrically released in Romania in December 1973.^[2]

Reception

A retrospective Romanian reviews wrote, "The photography (by Iulius Druckmann) is elegantly subordinated to the action, creating an atmosphere of delight and poetry necessary for the fairytale. Less neat than in the first film, the post-sync and some tricks (in the flight of dandelions scene) are more annoyingly visible."^[3] The film was said to be "suggestive of how sexual politics are created by narratives and cultural forms. The communist propaganda was using the prescribed gender role of the woman as the Caretaker Mother".^[4]

References

^ Sísová-Liehmová, Drahomíra; Liehm, Mira; Liehm, Antonín J. (1977-01-01). The Most Important Art: Eastern European Film After 1945. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-03157-9.
^ Căliman, Călin (2022-03-16). Istoria filmului românesc (in Romanian). Ideea Europeană - eBookuri.ro. ISBN 978-606-668-211-4.
^ "Aarc.ro - Totul despre Filmul Romanesc". aarc.ro. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
^ Pop, Doru (2014-03-08). Romanian New Wave Cinema: An Introduction. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-1489-2.