Charlotte et Véronique
Charlotte et Véronique

Presentation, or Charlotte and Her Steak (1961)

20 November, 1961
Two young people, Walter and Charlotte, are walking through a small village in Switzerland a snowy winter day. Walter introduces Charlotte to Clara, hoping to make Charlotte jealous. After saying good-bye to Clara, Walter accompanies Charlotte into her house, although she doesn't want him to. Charlotte is hungry and cooks a steak. She asks Walter if he wants a piece of it. He says no, but she gives him a small piece anyway. He wants a kiss, and she says no. She starts to compare herself with Clara, who Walter agrees is more beautiful. In spite of this, Walter says he likes Charlotte much more, but she thinks he is lying. She notices that he is cold and shivering. She hugs him, he kisses her, and she starts kissing him. After leaving the house he accompanies her to the train.

Véronique and Her Dunce (1959)

11 February, 1959
Véronique gives a mathematics lesson to a dunce who answers the prepared questions with disconcertingly sound answers.

All the Boys Are Called Patrick (1959)

06 May, 1959
A pickup artist/womanizer named Patrick inadvertently pursues two young women who happen to be roommates.

Charlotte and Her Boyfriend (1958)

31 December, 1958
This short features a man who is visited by his ex-lover. The moment she arrives, the man starts his constant barrage of speech; the woman doesn't say much. She just mocks the man and pretends she isn't listening. She pulls faces at him and larks about; while the man is trying his best to get her back in his life, then in the next sentence he says he hates her.