Small Change (film)

Small Change French LArgent de poche is a 1976 French film directed by Franois Truffaut. The title translates to Pocket Money from French, but since there was a Paul Newman movie called Pocket Money, Steven Spielberg suggested the title Small Change for US release. In Englishspeaking countries outside North America the film is known as Pocket Money. The film had a total of 1,810,280 admissions in France, making it one of Truffauts most successful films.

When released, Small Change amassed critical acclaim. It was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film. Vincent Canby of the New York Times called Small Change, an original, a major work in minor keys and Pauline Kael described it as, that rarity, a poetic comedy thats really funny. Roger Ebert named it his favorite of the year, calling it a magical film and singled out the windowsill scene as Truffaut at his best. Leonard Maltin gave the movie four stars out of four and called it wise, witty and perceptive. The film was also entered into the 26th Berlin International Film Festival.

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