Name: Small Change
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1976-03-17
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Jean-François Stévenin, Virginie Thévenet, Chantal Mercier, Tania Torrens, Nicole Félix

1976·Comedy·1h 44m

7.6

★

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.

Directed by François Truffaut

puberty

child abuse

holiday

difficult childhood

community

teacher

teenage crush

school

children's rights

childhood

vignette

mischievous children

children in communities

comforting

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Cast

Jean-François Stévenin

Jean-François Richet, the Schoolteacher

Virginie Thévenet

Lydie Richet

Tania Torrens

Nadine Riffle, hairdresser, Laurent's mother

Nicole Félix

Grégory's mother

Marcel Berbert

School Principal

François Truffaut

Martine's father

Laura Truffaut

Madeleine Doinel, Oscar's mother

Eva Truffaut

Patricia

Jeanne Lobre

Julien's grandmother

Crew

François Truffaut

Director

François Truffaut

Screenplay

Suzanne Schiffman

Screenplay

Yann Dedet

Editor

Pierre-William Glenn

Director of Photography

Marcel Berbert

Producer

François Truffaut

Producer

Suzanne Schiffman

Assistant Director

Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko

Production Design

Michel Laurent

Sound

Popular Reviews

29 reviews

Eclectic Sorcerer

9.0★ · 12/05/25

So tender and sincere

Eclectic Sorcerer

9.0★ · 12/05/25

So tender and sincere

alicia

7.0★ · 11/03/25

cute

Ana Salg

10.0★ · 09/28/25

gregory bebe pare de usar a baguete como bengala que agonia desse chão sujo de mudança

Mia Snaps

9.7★ · 06/29/25

“an unhappy adult can start again from scratch, but an unhappy child is helpless.”

this movie is genuinely so so amazing, i’ve seen many coming of age films that follow all very similar plot progression and pacing but this one is super unique and i just absolutely love it. it’s completely character driven