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Little Nicholas

Original title: Le Petit Nicolas
  • 20092009
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
14K
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Maxime Godart in Little Nicholas (2009)
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Nicholas has every reason to keep things in life unchanged; however, when he accidentally overhears mum and dad talking about a new baby brother, his world will turn upside down. Will they a... Read allNicholas has every reason to keep things in life unchanged; however, when he accidentally overhears mum and dad talking about a new baby brother, his world will turn upside down. Will they abandon him to make room for the little stranger?Nicholas has every reason to keep things in life unchanged; however, when he accidentally overhears mum and dad talking about a new baby brother, his world will turn upside down. Will they abandon him to make room for the little stranger?
IMDb RATING
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14K
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    • Laurent Tirard
  • Writers
    • Laurent Tirard(screenplay)
    • Grégoire Vigneron(screenplay)
    • Alain Chabat(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Maxime Godart
    • Vincent Claude
    • Charles Vaillant
    • Laurent Tirard
  • Writers
    • Laurent Tirard(screenplay)
    • Grégoire Vigneron(screenplay)
    • Alain Chabat(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Maxime Godart
    • Vincent Claude
    • Charles Vaillant
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    • 22User reviews
    • 59Critic reviews
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    Le Petit Nicolas
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    Charles Vaillant and Maxime Godart in Little Nicholas (2009)
    Vincent Claude, Victor Carles, Charles Vaillant, Germain Petit Damico, and Maxime Godart in Little Nicholas (2009)
    Valérie Lemercier, Kad Merad, and Maxime Godart in Little Nicholas (2009)
    Valérie Lemercier, Kad Merad, and François Damiens in Little Nicholas (2009)
    Little Nicholas (2009)
    Maxime Godart in Little Nicholas (2009)
    Valérie Lemercier and Maxime Godart in Little Nicholas (2009)
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    Little Nicholas (2009)
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    Maxime Godart
    Maxime Godart
    • Nicolas
    Vincent Claude
    Vincent Claude
    • Alceste
    Charles Vaillant
    • Geoffroy
    Victor Carles
    • Clotaire
    Benjamin Averty
    • Eudes
    Germain Petit Damico
    Germain Petit Damico
    • Rufus
    Damien Ferdel
    • Agnan
    Virgile Tirard
    • Joachim
    Elisa Heusch
    • Marie-Edwige
    Valérie Lemercier
    Valérie Lemercier
    • La mère de Nicolas
    Kad Merad
    Kad Merad
    • Le père de Nicolas
    Sandrine Kiberlain
    Sandrine Kiberlain
    • La maîtresse
    François-Xavier Demaison
    François-Xavier Demaison
    • Le bouillon
    Michel Duchaussoy
    Michel Duchaussoy
    • Le directeur
    Daniel Prévost
    Daniel Prévost
    • M. Moucheboume
    Michel Galabru
    Michel Galabru
    • Le ministre
    Anémone
    Anémone
    • Mlle Navarin
    François Damiens
    François Damiens
    • Blédur
      • Laurent Tirard
    • Writers
      • Laurent Tirard(screenplay) (dialogue)
      • Grégoire Vigneron(screenplay) (dialogue)
      • Alain Chabat(dialogue)
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    • 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.
    • Goofs
      Plastic garbage bags only became widespread in the mid '70s. In the late '50s and early '60s, garbage was directly put in large metal bins and taken to the curb on collection days.
    • Crazy credits
      The opening credits are projected on animated, folding paper art.
    • Connections
      Featured in Die Synchron-Kids zu 'Der kleine Nick' (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Sleepwalk
      Written by Johnny Farina, Ann Farina and Santo Farina

    User reviews22

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    9/10
    I'm surprise how GOOD it was..!
    Before I saw this movie I was strongly skeptical.

    First of all "Nicholas" while being one of top 10 children books ever made... Have no storyline. It's just series of very funny but very short stories center around a group little French boys. There's no adventures or perils – just amusing anecdotes from every day life of Nicholas and his friends.

    Second of all the books was written by Rene Goscinny. A French author most know for his comic books "Asterix" and "Lucky Luke". While those are some of the most delightful peaces of graphic novels I ever read I sadly must admit they where butchered during the last decades with some horrible, horrible adaptations (with few exceptions, second Asterix movie was pretty good) "Nicholas" being a hard material to adapt already felt like a bad idea, and the fact so many of Goscinny's work was made into terrible movies wasn't a sing they will treat it with a proper respect. To be honest making "Nicholas" into a movie felt like going pretty low to get some money from his creation. When I was a kid I dreamed of Asterix being made into a movie even back there Nicholas felt like a absurd idea.

    The third reason I know it won't work was the fact it was a children movie. Obviously it wouldn't work in any different way but the fact is Nicholas stories never had morals or life lessons. In fact stories where pretty cynical. A lot of humor came from the fact that Nicholas pals would get into fist fights very quickly. The kids would call each other names all the time and Nicholas parents would fight and argue all the time. It was part of the charm, however we live now in the age of Political correctness so I was sure they will tone down the violence, make it more sugary sweet/cute and ad some morals…

    To my big surprise… Non of those problems appear in the movie! The script makes a excellent combination of different Nicholas stories and stay true to the characters and their personalities and in fact spends a lot of time playing with the character and their personalities. I like this type of movies as you never feels the plot rushing you just enjoy the ride and individual time spent with each character. The humor is great. It uses a lot of lines from the book but ads a lot of jokes… and I must say It actually gets pretty dark at moments. I don't got to much into detail since some of the biggest laugh-out-loud jokes come from the black humor. The kids actor where fantastic and where cast very well reflecting different personalities from the book. There is even a sequence which is a homage to Goscinny's other work (Asterix) as well a cute paper-cut-out opening sequence which is a tribute to Sempe – the illustrator. In a way it was very much like the book. Just collection of small anecdotes but tide into a larger story at the same time which build up to a terrific and incredible funny punch line. The ending is in fact very sweet and heath worming without being off-character for the series.

    My only complains are total nitpicks. Some characters where completely different (fiscally) that the way I imagine them in the books (especially Nicholas parents) but the actors manage to make them work in their own way. Few characters (girl that's Nicholas love interest or the next door neighbor) felt to be forced into the script just because "they where in the books" and their scenes serve no purpos other then showing those characters for the fans. There was maybe one or two gags that where completely off-character for the series as well few small moments that don't make sense in any translation out-side of France.

    Overall It's surprisingly fun movie both adults and kids will enjoy. One of best adaptations of Goscinny's works!
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      • September 30, 2009 (Belgium)
      • France
      • Belgium
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      • SCOPE Invest (Belgium)
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      • Paris, France
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      • Fidélité Productions
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      • Wild Bunch
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    • 1 hour 31 minutes
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