Little Nicholas (2009)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Laurent Tirard

Writers:

Laurent Tirard (screenplay), Grégoire Vigneron (screenplay)

Stars:

Maxime Godart, Vincent Claude, Charles Vaillant

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Maxime Godart	...	Nicolas
Vincent Claude	...	Alceste
Charles Vaillant	...	Geoffroy
Victor Carles	...	Clotaire
Benjamin Averty	...	Eudes
Germain Petit Damico	...	Rufus
Damien Ferdel	...	Agnan
Virgile Tirard	...	Joachim
Elisa Heusch	...	Marie-Edwige
Valérie Lemercier	...	La mère de Nicolas
Kad Merad	...	Le père de Nicolas
Sandrine Kiberlain	...	La maîtresse
François-Xavier Demaison	...	Le bouillon
Michel Duchaussoy	...	Le directeur
Daniel Prévost	...	M. Moucheboume

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

school | dinner | baby | title same as book | three word title | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan] Wild Bunch [France]

Country:

France Belgium

Language:

French

Release Date:

30 September 2009 (France)

Also Known As:

Le Petit Nicolas

Filming Locations:

Avenue Junot, Paris 18, Paris, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fidélité Productions,Wild Bunch,M6 Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

At one point one of the boys brings French magazine "Pilote" which features part of the first "Asterix" comic story and the boys get the idea to scam people into thinking they invented the magic potion from "Asterix". Both "Asterix" and "Le petit Nicholas" where created by Rene Goscinny in 1959. The scam also mimics the scene from the very first Asterix story where Getafix the Druid and Asterix trick the Roman soldiers into thinking they drink the magic potion.

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Crazy Credits

The first credits at the end of the film are for the child actors, with the name and characters of the eight boys and one girl shown over individual clips of the performer.

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Connections

Featured in Die Synchron-Kids zu 'Der kleine Nick' (2011)

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Soundtracks

Starlight Serenade
Written by Alan Moorhouse

User Reviews

Little Nicolas and co plans a big

The movie was so cute and fun. It has been 4 years since it was released and I wonder where is its sequel, because this movie deserves one or maybe those who loved it will anticipate like I do. The characters were very well created and developed, the timing of jokes was excellent. When I saw Kad Merad on the first frame of his appearance in this movie, I could not control myself from laughing and knew it would be an awesome and I gonna have a nice time with it. And I did.

This movie was based on a series of French children's books. It reminds me 'Diary of a wimpy kid', about a kid who had his own imagination and mistook the occasion he witnessed with his parents which makes him to act quickly to make it right. So the little Nicolas forms a little gang from his school friends and theirs adventure is ours (audience) fun ride.

As a children movie fan I loved it from my heart and wanted more of it which was lasted for just 90 minutes. Watching a movie like it make me a kid, sometime it will recall my childhood memories. I feel I am so lucky to see it and hope you won't miss after reading this review. Highly recommended for kids movie fans.