The lives of a motherless young man, who's just starting to find interest in women, and his physically abused, poverty stricken friend, are mixed with more or less innocent childhood experiences and challenges most their age experience.
Cast
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)
Crew
François Truffaut
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Suzanne Schiffman
Screenplay, Assistant Director
Yann Dedet
Editor
Pierre-William Glenn
Director of Photography
Marcel Berbert
Producer
Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko
Production Design
Monique Dury
Costume Design
Thi-Loan Nguyen
Makeup Artist
Jacques Maumont
Sound Mixer
Michel Laurent
Sound
Maurice Jaubert
Original Music Composer
Paolo Rocco Innamorato
First Assistant Art Direction
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