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Small Change is a french film of genre Drama directed by François Truffaut with Jean-François Stévenin
Small Change (1976)
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Add to a movie listSmall Change (French: L'Argent de poche) is a 1976 French film directed by François Truffaut. The title translates to "Pocket Money" from French, but since there was a Paul Newman movie called Pocket Money, Steven Spielberg suggested the title Small Change for US release. In English-speaking countries outside North America the film is known as "Pocket Money". The film had a total of 1,810,280 admissions in France, making it one of Truffaut's most successful films.
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Small Change is a comedy with a serious message, based around the daily lives of young children in Thiers, France. Scenes include a baby and a cat perilously playing on an open windowsill, a girl causing confusion with a bullhorn, a double date at the movie theater, a kid telling a dirty joke, a botched haircut, as well as many scenes about school life. Yet throughout this the difficulties and responsibilities faced by children appear, including the ongoing story of a boy's experience of an abusive home. Truffaut gives a message of resilience in the face of injustice, vocalized through one of the teachers. The story ends with a message of hope, the school closing for the summer vacation, and one of the key characters finding his first love at a summer camp.Actors
Jean-François Stévenin
(Jean-François Richet, the Schoolteacher)
Virginie Thévenet
(Lydie Richet)
Georges Desmouceaux
(Patrick Desmouceaux)
Éva Truffaut
(Patricia)
François Truffaut
(Martine's father)
Tania Torens
(Nadine Riffle, la coiffeuse)
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