It was released in 1974 and stars Martin Loeb as an adolescent boy shunted from a tranquil lifestyle at his grandmother's rural abode to his mother's cramped apartment in the city.

Daniel lives with his grandmother in Pessac outside the city of Bordeaux, sharing a naïve and happy childhood with his friends.

She is a seamstress living in a small apartment with her lover José, a married Spanish farm worker.

However, his mother cannot afford it and sends him instead to work as an apprentice in a moped repair shop.

Daniel learns about girls from observing others in the cinema, on the street, and advice from other boys in town.