POCKET MONEY (1976)

FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT

Drama Coming of Age Art House Recommended Feel Good

Cast

CLAUDIO DE LUCA FRANCK DE LUCA LAURENT DEVLAEMINCK BRUNO STAAB SYLVIE GREZEL RICHARD GOLFIER CORINNE BOUCART EVA TRUFFAUT SEBASTIEN MARC PHILIPPE GOLDMANN

Plot

In the small French town of Thiers, the streets abound with the sounds of children laughing and playing, but when the terrible truth behind one lad's petty thievery is revealed, the adults are forced to acknowledge their children's pain. Pocket Money is Truffaut's lyrical, funny and touching tribute to childhood, the youngsters baring their souls with an unblinking life affirming honesty. A subtle, moving joy.