My dominant memory of this movie is that the main character, nine-year-old Anna is a very angry girl. She has a reason to be: it's early 70s in Paris, and her parents have been become left-wing activists. No more catechism classes or baths before dinner, living room full of strange bearded men all the time. And above all, the things grownups are saying about group solidarity, distributing wealth equitably and who to blame on everything are very confusing. It's not that Anna is angry all the time, she in fact has a good variety of feelings, but the angry look suits her like nobody else I've seen.

Anna, acted very well by Nina, is the star of the movie from any point of view. Headstrong and opinionated, she's also only nine and acts her age, creating a very believable and interesting character against which the political issues of the movie are reflected.

The DVD has about 20 minutes of extras that feature Nina heavily, and arguably she's even better in the extras than in the movie, so make sure to check them.