Small Change
1976 · 104 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 6,640 VOTES · DIR. François Truffaut
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 962 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:32 HERE, THE CENTRE OF FRANCE
00:06:42 Eat your hat. Spill my guts out on a cat.
00:09:49 We'll ask Mr Richet.
00:12:19 Alas, my poor money, my poor money, my friend, they've taken you from me!
00:17:08 - Columbo sawed it? - No, the gangster.
00:21:26 This is where it's happening. Look at me.
00:24:43 And then l met a guy...
00:29:25 She fainted.
00:33:11 - This is Plic? - No, Ploc.
00:36:44 - I'm taking my bag anyway. - You're a stylish little girl.
00:40:44 - Have a nice dinner. - Thank you very much.
00:45:48 in our present position, and knowing each other as we do
00:49:48 - Good morning, Mrs Riffle. - Hello, Fatima. Come, hurry.
00:53:33 Are we all on page 94?
00:57:12 Golfier's having a fit!
01:00:26 - Good evening. - Good evening.
01:05:07 - The St Bartholomew Massacre.
01:09:04 a pretty 19-year-old Parisian
01:12:50 - His wife had a baby. - He took pictures of her during labour.
01:15:45 So, let's have them all back!
01:23:27 by the light of the glowing embers, comma...
01:28:11 My kid's happy, he goes to school. Right, Mum? He goes to school.
01:32:45 and they get what they want through marches and protests.
01:36:27 "Yesterday they took us to the stadium to watch a bike race."
Cast & Characters
Georges Desmouceaux
Patrick Desmouceaux
Philippe Goldmann
Julien Leclou
Nicole Félix
La mère du petit Grégory
Chantal Mercier
Chantal Petit, l'institutrice
Jean-François Stévenin
Jean-François Richet, l'instituteur
Virginie Thévenet
Lydie Richet
Tania Torrens
Nadine Riffle, la mère de Laurent
René Barnerias
Monsieur Desmouceaux, le père de Patrick
Katy Carayon
La mère de Sylvie
Jean-Marie Carayon
Le père de Sylvie, inspecteur de police
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed962
Dialogue density9.3 lines / min
First line00:00:32
Final line01:36:27
Production Record
DirectorFrançois Truffaut
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes6,640