Small Change

Small Change

1976•1h 44m•7.1/10

ComedyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.1/10(152)

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.

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Production

Les Productions Artistes Associés, Les Films du Carrosse

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Jean-François Stévenin

Jean-François Stévenin

Jean-François Richet, the Schoolteacher

Virginie Thévenet

Virginie Thévenet

Lydie Richet

Chantal Mercier

Chantal Petit, the Schoolteacher

Tania Torrens

Tania Torrens

Nadine Riffle, hairdresser, Laurent's mother

Nicole Félix

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

Marcel Berbert

School Principal

François Truffaut

François Truffaut

Martine's father

Laura Truffaut

Laura Truffaut

Madeleine Doinel, Oscar's mother

Eva Truffaut

Eva Truffaut

Patricia

Corinne Boucart

Corinne

Vincent Touly

Concierge

Pascale Bruchon

Martine

Claudio Deluca

Matthieu Deluca

Franck Deluca

Franck Deluca

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