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Little Nicholas

2009 [FRENCH]

Action / Comedy / Family

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 60% · 10 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 73% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.1/10 10 14589 14.6K

paris, france little boy based on children's book mischievous child 1960s

Plot summary

Nicolas has a happy existence, parents who love him, a great group of friends with whom he has great fun, and all he wants is that nothing changes. However, one day, he overhears a conversation that leads him to believe that his life might change forever, his mother is pregnant! He panics and envisions the worst.

Director

Laurent Tirard Photo
Laurent Tirard

Top cast

Valérie Lemercier Photo
Valérie Lemercier as La mère de Nicolas
Louise Bourgoin Photo
Louise Bourgoin as La fleuriste
Christophe Valdenaire Photo
Christophe Valdenaire as Employé Moucheboume
François-Xavier Demaison Photo
François-Xavier Demaison as Le bouillon
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU
841.83 MB
1280*694
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 31 min
Seeds 14
1.69 GB
1920*1040
French 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 31 min
Seeds 10

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by n-mo 8 / 10

I enjoyed myself that evening. Others (French) might not.

French people might understandably be disappointed by a theatrical adaptation of the beloved Petit Nicolas, a character so familiar from their childhoods, but as one who was never mesmerized by the original form of these character, I did not go into this with expectations.But it's a fun little ride. The costumes, the décor and the acting are all impeccable--Valérie Lemercier is especially delightful. So, too, is the writing: the story is predictable, tidy, socially non-offensive and slightly fantastical--but self-consciously so. It is a tribute to and a mild, good-natured parody of 1950's aesthetic and moral values in filmmaking, and it works very well. Most contemporary period films delight in opening up the curtains on the skeletons of what they see as "repressed" past societies and in poisoning our sentimental collective memories with gritty filth (see « 8 femmes » for an excellent French example; "Titanic" for a classic Anglo-American textbook example).« Le petit Nicolas » is just here to remind us of what we were once supposed to try for--and it makes us wonder if it wasn't in some ways better than what we have ended up with... without, of course, being too moralizing. It makes for a good little weekday evening pick-me-up.
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Reviewed by leplatypus 7 / 10

As in an old ad, Little But Strong (Screen)

To be honest, this movie didn't appeal to me because I couldn't stand the sugary nostalgia of this old France. But the kid wanted to see it again, so I complied.

And I realized that my feeling was very wrong: the movie is a tender and accurate vision of the world through the children eyes. They see it in a way opposite to adults. Thus, it was a perfect movie for the kid and it brought me very old memories about my childhood.

The cast is terrific: Kad Merad as a father can show all his big heart. Among the kids, Clotaire was my favorite with his dreamy and dumb attitude. And it's funny because he could act for the son of the actress Cecile de France.

But, rather than a great movie, it is a great adaptation because we mustn't forget that it's actually a collection of illustrated stories. And I find that the opening credits, which look like strips are the best idea ever for any adaptation movie!

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