Directed by:
François TruffautScreenplay:
François TruffautCinematography:
Pierre-William GlennCast:
Jean-François Stévenin, François Truffaut, Jeanne Lobre, Philippe Goldmann, Virginie Thévenet, Thi-Loan Nguyen, Eva Truffaut, Marcel Berbert, Monique Dury (more)Plots(1)
Francois Truffaut's beautiful film set in the town of Thiers, summer of 1976, where 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." (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Jean-François Stévenin
France
Best movies:
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
Day for Night (1973)
Pocket Money (1976)
François Truffaut
France
Best movies:
The 400 Blows (1959)
Day for Night (1973)
Pocket Money (1976)
Jeanne Lobre
Best movies:
Pocket Money (1976)
Two English Girls (1971)
A Gentle Woman (1969)
Philippe Goldmann
Best movies:
Pocket Money (1976)
Virginie Thévenet
France
Best movies:
Pocket Money (1976)
Full Moon in Paris (1984)
The Cry of the Owl (1987)
Thi-Loan Nguyen
Best movies:
Pocket Money (1976)
Confidentially Yours (1983)
The Man Who Loved Women (1977)
Eva Truffaut
Best movies:
Pocket Money (1976)
The Wild Child (1970)
Confidentially Yours (1983)
Marcel Berbert
Best movies:
Jean de Florette (1986)
Day for Night (1973)
Pocket Money (1976)
Monique Dury
Best movies:
Pocket Money (1976)
The Man Who Loved Women (1977)
Love on the Run (1979)
René Barnerias
Best movies:
Pocket Money (1976)
Grégory
Best movies:
Pocket Money (1976)
Sylvie Grezel
Best movies:
Pocket Money (1976)
Georges Desmouceaux
Best movies:
Pocket Money (1976)
Nicole Félix
Best movies:
Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
Pocket Money (1976)
Confidentially Yours (1983)