In the town of Thiers, summer of 1976, teachers and parents give their children skills, love, and attention. A teacher has his first child, a single mother hopes to meet Mr. Right, another mom reaches out to Patrick, a motherless lad who is just discovering the opposite sex. Patrick befriends Julien, a new student who lives in poverty with his mother and has a terrible secret. Bruno shows his friends how to chat up girls. Sylvie stages a witty protest against her parents. Bro... (Full plot summary below)
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In the town of Thiers, summer of 1976, teachers and parents give their children skills, love, and attention. A teacher has his first child, a single mother hopes to meet Mr. Right, another mom reaches out to Patrick, a motherless lad who is just discovering the opposite sex. Patrick befriends Julien, a new student who lives in poverty with his mother and has a terrible secret. Bruno shows his friends how to chat up girls. Sylvie stages a witty protest against her parents. Brothers give a friend a haircut. A toddler falls from a window and is unhurt. Everybody goes to the cinema. At camp, Martine catches Patrick's eye. A teacher explains: "Life is hard, but it's wonderful.
Leave your thoughts about Small Change.
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert[Truffaut] ecreates childhood, and yet he sees it objectively, too: He remembers not only the funny moments but the painful ones. |
| Film Comment MagazineJames McCourtThe picture purveys a relaxed and relaxing sense of innocence, radiance, hope, and chaste sensuality. |
| Kansas City StarRobert W. ButlerFilled with familial love, youthful spontaneity and gentle humor. |
| F5 (Wichita, KS)Jake EukerIt walks the line between cloying and charming, but mostly manages to stay on the right side. |
| Reel Times: Reflections on CinemaMark PfeifferTruffaut is so precise with his observations and unintrusive with the camera that we feel as if we are seeing a documentary instead of contrived movie scenarios. |
| Film Comment MagazineElliott SteinCorny, cutesy, dull. The subtitles written by Helen Scott for Truffaut seemed awkward and illiterate. |
| User ReviewScott FOne of Truffeat's most unsung masterpieces, I think. Shot in a way that suggests a loose "marriage" between a script and letting happen what happens. |
| User ReviewBruce WGreat momentum and touching. Often very humorous !! Recommended !! |
| User ReviewByron BI've had a soft spot for Truffaut's films about children: "The 400 Blows", "The Wild Child" and "Small Change". In a series of vignettes set in a small town in 70s France, we see some emotionally charged and often hilarious looks at the vulnerability and the indestructability of young children. |
| User Reviewld pGenius absolute genius! i don't know how this man does it. his direction in the three movies i have scene of his is flawless. the scripts are amazingly written and this one is no exception to that. the way he captures childhood angst is incredible. i loved all the characters and perspectives we get from everyone that lives in that town. Truffaut has cemented his place as one of my all time favorite directors. |
