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Le Petit Bougnat

1970 · 95 min

A gentle, sunlit French childhood comedy about belonging and reluctant friendship, easy to sink into with a warm nostalgic charm.

Directed by
Bernard Toublanc-Michel
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Claude Amazan, Isabelle Adjani, Vincenzo Sartini
Overview
When the long awaited departure day arrives, le Petit Bougnat, a child coal merchant eager to go to summer camp, realizes that his mother forgot to register his name with the rest of the group. Desperate to join them, the young coal merchant tries to find a way to integrate himself with the other campers. On the opposite end of the spectrum is Rose (Isabelle Adjani), who refuses to join the kids and goes so far as to run away from the bus. While the coal merchant is busy avoiding authorities who want to remove him from the rest of the group, Rose continues to sulk and search for a way back home. Despite her initial doubtfulness, Rose eventually comes to see the charms of the camp, and walks away from an offer to leave.

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Directed by
Bernard Toublanc-Michel
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Claude Amazan, Isabelle Adjani, Vincenzo Sartini
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • found family
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
  • family
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Bernard Toublanc-Michel
Written by
François Boyer
Starring
Claude Amazan, Isabelle Adjani, Vincenzo Sartini, Guy Allombert, Michel Théodou, Sylvie Allombert, Marie-Claude Rauzier, Christophe Charletoux
Runtime
95 min
Country
France, Italy
Languages
French

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