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Small Change(1976)
Status: Released
Date: 1976-03-17
71%
140 Votes
Time: 1h 44m
Overview:
Various experiences of childhood are seen in several sequences that take place in the small town of Thiers, France. Vignettes include a boy's awakening interest in girls, couples double-dating at the movies, brothers giving their friend a haircut, a boy dealing with an abusive home life, a baby and a cat sitting by an open window, a child telling a dirty joke, and a boy who develops a crush on his friend's mother.
Languages: French, Hungarian, Italian.
Countries:
France
ProductionCompanies: 
Les Productions Artistes Associés
Movie: Small Change
Top 10 Billed Cast
Jean-François Stévenin
Jean-François Richet, the Schoolteacher
Virginie Thévenet
Lydie Richet
Tania Torrens
Nadine Riffle, hairdresser, Laurent's mother
Nicole Félix
Grégory's mother
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