Various experiences of childhood are seen in several sequences that take place in the small town of Thiers, France. Vignettes include a boy's awakening interest in girls, couples double-dating at the movies, brothers giving their friend a haircut, a boy dealing with an abusive home life, a baby and a cat sitting by an open window, a child telling a dirty joke, and a boy who develops a crush on his friend's mother.
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)
The Man Who Loved Women
I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster
A Small September Affair
The Swimmer
The Spider's Stratagem
Happy End
Shoot the Piano Player
Giant Little Ones
The Crying Game
The Last Metro
New Biz in the Hood
Ernest & Celestine
Donkey Skin
Wild at Heart
Heartbreaker
Greta
Les Misérables
The Omen
The Bridges of Madison County
Jarhead
Let's Go, Jets!
Iron and Silk
It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown
Father
Half-Light
Satan from the Seventh Grade
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square
Chaplin
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Eat Drink Man Woman
My Father the Hero
The Man Without a Face
Happy-Go-Lucky
Miracle on 34th Street
Royal Children
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
Otto - The Disaster Movie
Sleepover
The Ant Bully
Dangerous Minds
puberty
child abuse
holiday
difficult childhood
community
teacher
teenage crush
school
children's rights
childhood
vignette
mischievous children
children in communities
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