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Little Nicholas - Happy as Can Be

Original title: Le petit Nicolas: Qu'est-ce qu'on attend pour être heureux?
  • 2022
  • 1h 22m
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7.2/10
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Little Nicholas - Happy as Can Be (2022)
Somewhere between Montmartre and Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Jean-Jacques Sempé and René Goscinny lean over a large white sheet of paper and bring to life a mischievous and endearing boy, Little Nicolas. As the adventures of Nicolas and his friends unfold, the boy makes his way into his creators' workshop and light-heartedly questions them. Sempé and Goscinny will recount the story of their friendship, career, and reveal a childhood filled with hopes and dreams.
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Young Nicolas lives a childhood full of joy and learning in between camaraderie, arguments, fights, punishments, pranks and games.Young Nicolas lives a childhood full of joy and learning in between camaraderie, arguments, fights, punishments, pranks and games.Young Nicolas lives a childhood full of joy and learning in between camaraderie, arguments, fights, punishments, pranks and games.

  • Directors
    • Amandine Fredon
    • Benjamin Massoubre
  • Writers
    • Anne Goscinny
    • Michel Fessler
    • Benjamin Massoubre
  • Stars
    • Alain Chabat
    • Laurent Lafitte
    • Simon Faliu
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    526
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Amandine Fredon
      • Benjamin Massoubre
    • Writers
      • Anne Goscinny
      • Michel Fessler
      • Benjamin Massoubre
    • Stars
      • Alain Chabat
      • Laurent Lafitte
      • Simon Faliu
    • 1User review
    • 30Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 6 nominations

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    Alain Chabat
    Alain Chabat
    • René Goscinny
    • (voice)
    • …
    Laurent Lafitte
    Laurent Lafitte
    • Jean-Jacques Sempé
    • (voice)
    Simon Faliu
    • Le Petit Nicolas
    • (voice)
    Marc Arnaud
    Marc Arnaud
    • Le prof de gym
    • (voice)
    • …
    Alban Aumard
    • Le Bouillon
    • (voice)
    Elisa Bardeau
    • Marie-Edwige
    • (voice)
    Delphine Baril
    • Maman
    • (voice)
    • …
    Lucie Bolze
    • La mère sur le quai
    • (voice)
    Octave Bossuet
    Octave Bossuet
    • Alceste
    • (voice)
    Maud Collomb
    • L'amoureuse
    • (voice)
    Nicolas Chupin
    • Lestouffe
    • (voice)
    Aurélien de Branche
    • Geoffroy
    • (voice)
    Claire Dumas
    Claire Dumas
    • La maîtresse
    • (voice)
    • …
    Serge Faliu
    • Papa
    • (voice)
    • …
    Quentin Faure
    Quentin Faure
    • L'interviewer
    • (voice)
    • …
    Anne Goscinny
    • La mère de Marie-Edwige
    • (voice)
    Alicia Hava
    Alicia Hava
    • Rufus
    • (voice)
    Emmylou Homs
    • Agnan
    • (voice)
    • Directors
      • Amandine Fredon
      • Benjamin Massoubre
    • Writers
      • Anne Goscinny
      • Michel Fessler
      • Benjamin Massoubre
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    • Trivia
      The style and sets are highly inspired by the drawings of Jean-Jacques Sempé, one of the creators of Le Petit Nicolas. Some of the ads he actually drew for the Air France company are seen throughout the film in the streets.
    • Connections
      Referenced in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: The Awards are Approaching (2022)
    • Soundtracks
      Qu'est-ce qu'on Attend pour Être Heureux ?
      Music by Paul Misraki

      Lyrics by André Hornez

      Performed by Ray Ventura

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    8/10
    Original and typically European movie
    Based on the trailer I expected classical portion of the escapades of Le Petit Nicolas as the most of us know them from the books. My kid with whom I enjoyed movie is fortunately twelve. I can not recommend it for younger kids, let's say under 10. They probably would find it too boring. The narrative is mostly focused on the two main authors of the books about little Nicholas, Goscinny and Sempé and their life stories with few intermezzos filled with familiar adventures of little Nicolas and his friends. There is very nonviolent interaction with little Nicolas as sometimes narrator and authors used mainly to give them space to share their amazing touching life stories. Especially Goscinny, who died in 1977, in age of only 51, was for me not so familiar figure even though everybody knows Asterix and Lucky Luke. Artistic side of animation based on Sempé's style is charming and underlines so typically European nonchalant movie.
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    • Release date
      • December 16, 2022 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Luxembourg
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Little Nicholas
    • Production companies
      • On Classics (Mediawan)
      • Bidibul Productions
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,783,553
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 22 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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