Small Change (L’Argent De Poche)
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The best film about children made since The 400 Blows, which was also directed by Francois Truffaut. Essentially devoid of a central plot, this irrepressible charmer is made up of various adventures, one more hilarious than the next, that recreate the world from a child’s viewpoint with very little pretense. In the French town of Thiers, the children of the local schoolhouse are up to no small manner of trouble while the adults hover over them with a firm and loving gaze. The episodes range from terrifying (the unsupervised child who finds fun on the ledge of a window) to hysterical (the little girl who enjoys her police father’s megaphone for all the neighbours to hear) to extremely touching (the poor boy who knows the way to get into the movies for free). Truffaut’s solid direction and excellent screenplay (co-written with frequent collaborator Suzanne Schiffman) combine for an experience that will be over before you’ve even noticed it’s begun. None of these kids see dead people, they’re just trying to make their lives fun and they don’t care how they do it.
Les Films du Carrosse, Les Productions Artistes Associés
Directed by Francois Truffaut
Original Scenario by Francois Truffaut, Suzanne Schiffman
Cinematography by Pierre-William Glenn
Produced by Francois Truffaut
Production Design by Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko
Costume Design by Monique Dury
Film Editing by Yann Dedet
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This entry was posted on August 28, 2013 by Bil Antoniou in 111toformat, 1976, BBBBB, Francois Truffaut and tagged Annie Chevaldonne, Bruno de Stabenrath, Chantal Mercier, Claudio De Luca, Corinne Boucart, Eva Truffaut, France, Francis Devlaeminck, Franck De Luca, Francois Truffaut, Georges Desmouceaux, Golden Globe 1976, Grégory, Jean-François Stévenin, Jean-Marie Carayon, Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko, Jeanne Lobre, Katy Carayon, Laurent Devlæminck, Les Films du Carrosse, Les Productions Artistes Associes, Michel Dissart, Michele Heyraud, Monique Dury, Nicole Félix, Pascale Bruchon, Paul Heyraud, Philippe Goldmann, Pierre-William Glenn, René Barnerias, Richard Golfier, Sebastien Marc, Suzanne Schiffman, Sylvie Grezel, Tania Torrens, Vincent Touly, Virginie Thévenet, Yann Dedet.Shortlink
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