The read
Critics rate it 26 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 23m.
Synopsis
Handed over to foster care by his mother—who's unwilling to give up permanent custody—the now-adolescent François understands that nothing in life is permanent, and his increasingly erratic actions reflect this knowledge.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 26 points higher than audiences do.
94 audience votes
Key crew
- Maurice PialatDirector
- Maurice PialatWriter
- Arlette LangmannWriter
Cast
- Michel TerrazonFrançois
- Raoul BillereyRoby
- Pierrette DeplanqueJosette
- Marie-Louise ThierryMadame Minguet
- René ThierryMinguet
- Linda GutenbergSimone
- Henri PuffRaoul
- Marie MarcMeme
- Maurice CoussonneauLetillon
Stills
Themes
foster parentschildhood