All the Boys Are Called Patrick (1959)
"Charlotte et Véronique, ou Tous les garçons s'appellent Patrick" (original title)

Two French college girls each meet a boy named Patrick and quickly realize that it is less a coincidence then they think.

Director:

Jean-Luc Godard

Writer:

Eric Rohmer (scenario)

Stars:

Jean-Claude Brialy, Anne Collette, Nicole Berger

Cast

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

Storyline

Students Veronique and Charlotte meet the same man separately, who makes a date with each of them separately the next evening. When they both show up, he shows up, too, with a third woman.

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Plot Keywords:

date | friendship between women | sunglasses | lying | college student | 

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Genres:

Short | Drama

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

6 May 1959 (France)

Also Known As:

Ola ta agoria legontai Patrick

Filming Locations:

Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris 6, Paris, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Films de la Pléiade

Technical Specs

Runtime:

21 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This short film is featured on the Criterion Collection DVD for A Woman Is a Woman.

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Connections

Edited into Cinema16: European Short Films (2006)

User Reviews

More Rohmer than Godard

A simple story of two longtime girl friends and room mates who unknown to each other each meet the same young man in a park on the same day. He uses almost the same pick up line with each woman and spends about 40 minutes at a café wooing each of them. Both women are smitten and both agree to meet him for dinner on one of the following evenings. They are surprised when comparing notes that they both met a Patrick, but then the next day are together when by chance they see him use the same moves on another girl near the park. Nice acting by the women, and classic Rohmer attention to details of the heart.