After his remarkable party girlon a trainer proposed in marriage, Samuel Theis remains faithful to the east of France by telling the story of a child from a broken family, fascinated by his new teacher. Small typewhich comes out Wednesday March 9, sweats with emotions thanks to a subtle writing and an astonishing young actor of ten years.
Johnny’s mother separates for the umpteenth time from her companion, and moves into a HLM in Forbach with her three children. The boy joins the class of a new teacher who discovers his maturity and encourages him in his studies, until Johnny slips up.
Samuel Theis films with humanity a social drama steeped in truth in the evocation of little people, the realism of his images and the interpretation of his three actors: Antoine Reinartz, as a responsible teacher, Melissa Olexa (her first role in the cinema), as a fickle and authoritarian mother, and Aliocha Reinert, as a little boy pushed around in his life. In addition to a hardened mother, there is a little sister whom he takes care of and an absent older brother. He could find a surrogate father in the tutelary figure of his teacher, but he would like more.
With her long blond hair, her big clear eyes and her slender figure, the androgyny of the young Aliocha Reinert contrasts with the virility of a mother tested by life. Samuel Theis captures the social context as closely as possible in his suburban sets filmed on wide screen, and his modest apartments, where, despite the difficulties, a spirit of family and friendship dominates. Johnny is looking for his place and will find it in the recognition of his teacher who will reveal his ambitions to him.
Antoine Reinartz, interprets Mr. Adamski, this charismatic and humanist professor more and more embarrassed by the pressing expectations of the boy. We think of In the House by François Ozon, but Samuel Theis does not take the path of a thriller. Small type portrays a child in search of himself, who discovers his emotions, independence and the will to forge a destiny. A wonderful learning film.
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Kind : Drama
Director: Samuel Thiers
Actors : Aliocha Reinert, Antoine Reinartz, Mélissa Olexa, Izïa Higelin
Duration : 1h35
Country : France
Exit : March 9, 2022
Distributer : Ad Vitam
Summary: Johnny is ten years old. But at his age, he is only interested in adult stories. In his housing estate in Lorraine, he observes with curiosity the turbulent sentimental life of his young mother. This year, he joins the class of Mr. Adamski, a young teacher who believes in him and with whom he pushes the door to a new world.