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A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
Keep the feeling.
SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
01
Why this pick
Yves Robert brings the same affectionate, lightly comic eye to childhood: a boy’s adventures unfold through vivid memories, outdoor freedom, and a warmly observed family-and-village world.
02
Why this pick
Its mosaic of schoolchildren captures the unruly alliances, private schemes, and sudden tenderness that make War of the Buttons feel both mischievous and genuinely humane.
03
Why this pick
A brisk, poetic schoolboy rebellion with a gleefully anti-authoritarian spirit; its young collective’s defiance and visual playfulness echo the earlier film’s anarchic childhood energy.
04
Why this pick
Less comic but similarly rooted in a child’s perspective, it turns youthful rule-breaking and adult misunderstanding into an intimate, vividly observed coming-of-age experience.
05
Why this pick
This affectionate schoolyard comedy shares the pleasure of children forming a boisterous miniature society, with period detail, playful rivalries, and a nostalgic French sensibility.
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01 / THE STORY
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
Bacaillé's father
Le père Lebrac
L'enseignant
L'Aztec's father
Lebrac's mother
Touegueule
Un fermier
Bacaillé
