Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures (1976)
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Nominations
Nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Non-English Language Film (1977)
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Filming locations
Filmed in Thiers
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Music
Music by Maurice Jaubert
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Pierre-William Glenn
Details
- Director
- Writers
- François TruffautScreenplay
- Suzanne SchiffmanScreenplay
- Original title
- L'Argent de poche
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- March 17, 1976
- Original language
- French
- Countries
- France
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In the United States
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Cast
Jean-François StéveninJean-François Richet, the Schoolteacher
Virginie ThévenetLydie Richet- Chantal MercierChantal Petit, the Schoolteacher
Tania TorrensNadine Riffle, hairdresser, Laurent's mother
Nicole FélixGrégory's mother- Philippe GoldmanJulien Leclou
- Bruno de StabenrathBruno Rouillard
- Georges DesmouceauxPatrick Desmouceaux
- René BarneriasMonsieur Desmouceaux, Patrick's father
- Francis DevlaeminckMonsieur Riffle, hairdresser, Laurent's father
- Laurent DevlaeminckLaurent Riffle
Marcel BerbertSchool Principal
François TruffautMartine's father
Laura TruffautMadeleine Doinel, Oscar's mother
Eva TruffautPatricia- Corinne BoucartCorinne
- Vincent ToulyConcierge
- Pascale BruchonMartine
- Claudio DelucaMatthieu Deluca
- Franck DelucaFranck Deluca
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