Charlotte et Véronique, ou Tous les garçons s'appellent Patrick (1959)

Director:

Jean-Luc Godard

Writer:

Eric Rohmer (scenario)

Release Date:

6 May 1959 (France)

Genre:

Short | Drama

Plot:

Students Veronique and Charlotte meet the same man separately, who makes a date with each of them separately the next evening...

Plot Keywords:

Date | Friendship Between Women | Sunglasses | Lying | College Student

Cast

Jean-Claude Brialy	...	Patrick
Anne Collette	...	Charlotte
Nicole Berger	...	Véronique

Also Known As:

All the Boys Are Called Patrick (International: English title)
Alle Jungen heissen Patrick (West Germany) [de]
Ola ta agoria legontai Patrick (Greece) (TV title) [el]
Vsichni kluci se jmenují Patrick (Czechoslovakia: Czech title) [cs]

Runtime:

21 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris 6, Paris, France

Company:

Les Films de la Pléiade

Trivia:

This short film is featured on the Criterion Collection DVD for Une femme est une femme (1961).

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Wanderlust (2006) (TV)

All the Boys Are Called Patrick

All the Boys Are Called Patrick (1959)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

Simple twenty-minute short from Godard about two female friends who meet the same guy on the same day but don't know that the dates they've set up for the next day is with that same man. This is a pretty good little film that moves along very quickly and contains some good dialogue and performances. I was really impressed with the two women in the film played by Anne Collette and Nicole Berger. Both women turn in strong performances and best of all is that they make both characters very memorable. Jean-Claude Brialy also does a fine job in his role. I really don't think there's anything too overly special about the film and it really doesn't even look or feel like the work of Godard but for what it is the film is worth viewing.