A slice of life of a group of young working class friends in a Northern French village coming to the end of their school years and embarking upon adult life. The film follows the choices and decisions made for their futures.
Acting
Non-actors blur with professionals; awkwardness feels illegally authentic.
Direction
Pialat's wandering camera catches life mid-breath, unposed.
Director
Maurice Pialat
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Most cast members were actual unemployed youth from Northern France; Pialat found them in local cafés.
Released during France's 'crise' of the late 70s, it predicted the collapse of working-class opportunity that would fuel decades of political unrest.
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