Small Change ( L'Argent de poche )

Small Change (DVD) (*)

$20.99

Original Title: L'Argent de poche
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Mono )
French ( Subtitles )
German ( Mono )
German ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Mono )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
101 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.66:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1976 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
François Truffaut

Written By:
Suzanne Schiffman
François Truffaut

Actors:
Jean-François Stévenin ..... Jean-François Richet, the Schoolteacher
Virginie Thévenet ..... Lydie Richet
Chantal Mercier ..... Chantal Petit, the Schoolteacher
Tania Torrens ..... Nadine Riffle, hairdresser, Laurent's mother
Nicole Félix ..... Grégory's mother
Philippe Goldman ..... Julien Leclou
Bruno de Stabenrath ..... Bruno Rouillard
Georges Desmouceaux ..... Patrick Desmouceaux
René Barnerias ..... Monsieur Desmouceaux, Patrick's father
Francis Devlaeminck ..... Monsieur Riffle, hairdresser, Laurent's father
Laurent Devlaeminck ..... Laurent Riffle
Marcel Berbert ..... School Principal
François Truffaut ..... Martine's father
Laura Truffaut ..... Madeleine Doinel, Oscar's mother
Eva Truffaut ..... Patricia
Corinne Boucart ..... Corinne
Vincent Touly ..... Concierge
Pascale Bruchon ..... Martine
Claudio Deluca ..... Matthieu Deluca
Franck Deluca ..... Franck Deluca
Richard Golfier ..... Richard
Sylvie Grezel ..... Sylvie
Paul Heyraud ..... Monsieur Deluca
Michèle Heyraud ..... Madame Deluca
Sebastien Marc ..... Oscar
Christine Pellé ..... Madame Leclou, Julien's mother
Jeanne Lobre ..... Julien's grandmother
Christian Lentretien ..... Monsieur Golfier, Richard's father (uncredited)
Yvon Boutina ..... Oscar, adult (uncredited)
Jean-Francis Gondre ..... Oscar's father (uncredited)
Hélène Jeanbrau ..... Doctor (uncredited)

Synopsis:

The lives of a motherless young man, who's just starting to find interest in women, and his physically abused, poverty stricken friend, are mixed with more or less innocent childhood experiences and challenges most their age experience.

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.'

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 19 May, 2026.