''Véronique et son cancre'' (''Veronique and Her Dunce'') is a short

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

Éric Rohmer Jean Marie Maurice Schérer or Maurice Henri Joseph Schérer, known as Éric Rohmer (; 21 March 192011 January 2010), was a French film director, film critic, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and teacher. Rohmer was the last of the Post-war, p ...

, which he directed before his series of Six Moral Tales (Contes moraux). It records the meeting of a young woman called Véronique with a difficult boy she has been hired to coach. The encounter raises questions about the value in later life of the teaching used in schools and about the treatment of children who are either unwilling or genuinely unable to learn.

Plot

Véronique arrives to give Jean-Christophe extra tuition. The boy is not enthusiastic, treating her disrespectfully and answering almost every question with an irritating "dunno". In arithmetic it is doubtful if he is grasping the principles, but he throws her off balance with some disconcerting questions. She also has to keep slipping off her new shoes (which she has bought in order to look smart) because they are too tight. When it comes to composition, he seems to lack imagination but again makes some sharp observations. Both are glad when the session ends.

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* French comedy short films Films directed by Éric Rohmer 1958 films French black-and-white films 1958 short films 1950s French-language films 1950s French films French-language short films {{1950s-France-film-stub