Name: Little Nicholas: Happy as Can Be
Genre: Animation, Family
Released: 2022-02-15
Duration: 86 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Alain Chabat, Laurent Lafitte, Simon Faliu, Alban Aumard, Alicia Hava

Little Nicholas: Happy as Can Be backdrop

2022·Animation·1h 26m

7.1

★

Somewhere between Montmartre and Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Jean-Jacques Sempé and René Goscinny lean over a large white sheet of paper and bring to life a mischievous and endearing boy, Little Nicolas. From schoolyard games and fights to summer camp pranks and camaraderie, Nicolas lives a merry and enriching childhood – and brings friendship and newfound life to his creators, too.

Directed by Amandine Fredon and Benjamin Massoubre

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Cast

Alain Chabat

Goscinny (voice)

Laurent Lafitte

Sempé (voice)

Simon Faliu

Nicolas (voice)

Alban Aumard

Bouillon (voice)

Alicia Hava

Rufus (voice)

Claire Dumas

Mistress (voice)

Delphine Baril

Mrs. Courteplaque (voice)

Marc Arnaud

Gym Teacher / Photographer (voice)

Nicolas Chupin

Lestouffe (voice)

Octave Bossuet

Alceste (voice)

Quentin Faure

Interviewer / Controller / Journalist (voice)

Serge Faliu

Papa / Léon (voice)

Crew

Amandine Fredon

Director

Benjamin Massoubre

Director

Michel Fessler

Writer

Anne Goscinny

Writer

Ludovic Bource

Original Music Composer

Benjamin Massoubre

Editor

Pascal Le Nôtre

Producer

Aton Soumache

Producer

Christel Henon

Producer

Nadia Khamlichi

Executive Producer

Adrian Politowski

Producer

René Goscinny

Characters

Popular Reviews

26 reviews

oni

9.0★ · 04/16/26

bordeaux mentioned🫰🏾

Tuya

7.0★ · 01/11/26

Chouette!

Gabriel Silva

8.1★ · 05/12/25

Honest and heartwarming, Little Nicholas: Happy As Can Be takes the source material and presents it alongside those who created it, mirroring the anthology nature of the fictional character's life with the snippets of the lives of Rene Goscinny and Jean-Jacques Sempe. This comparison and contrast makes for a richer film overall, complete with utterly charming animation to illustrate how creation works underneath the collaborative process. It's light and airy and just a delight

Anaïs

9.9★ · 03/31/24

J’ai pleurée…

Rui

8.2★ · 02/01/24

Praise friendship, praise innocence, praise art, praise Paris!