
Small Change

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.
I'm not usually in love with Truffaut's children films, but this one was rather well done. Mostly a series of vignettes, some were admittedly better than others, but the total package comes together quite nicely. One side note, the subtitles on the Kino bluray seem quite sloppy. I can't speak French, but I can understand just enough to tell the translation was highly imperfect.