BB17-138 — SMALL CHANGE
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YEAR: 1976
ORIGINAL TITLE: L’Argent de poche
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Les Films du Carrosse / Les Productions Artistes Associés
AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTOR: Roadshow
TAGLINE: “François Truffaut’s celebration of childhood in this the Year of the Child. A delightful film for the whole family.”
DIRECTOR: François Truffaut
CAST: Jean-François Stévenin, Virginie Thévenet, Chantal Mercier, Tania Torrens, Nicole Félix, Georges Desmouceaux
SCREENPLAY: François Truffaut and Suzanne Schiffman
PRODUCER: Marcel Berbert
MUSIC: Maurice Jaubert
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Pierre-William Glenn
GENRE: Comedy / Drama / French New Wave / Coming-of-Age
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

François Truffaut's Small Change (L’Argent de poche) is a 1976 French comedy-drama following the everyday experiences of a group of children in the town of Thiers, France. Rather than following a conventional single storyline, the film builds a portrait of childhood through a series of interconnected episodes.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Distinctive Australian Daybill with a black, turquoise and white layout surrounding a large monochrome image of a young child. The handwritten-style Small Change title is paired with the original French title L’Argent de poche, while prominent contemporary review quotes describe the film as “Magical and blessedly funny” and “A major work.”

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: An appealing Australian poster for one of François Truffaut's major later films, with particularly strong crossover interest for collectors of French New Wave and international cinema. The film was one of Truffaut's more commercially successful releases in France and returned directly to the subject of childhood that had been central to The 400 Blows.

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