▁of ▁the ▁film . ▁Two ▁weeks ▁before ▁shooting ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁begin , ▁the ▁rights ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁secured . ▁Miller ▁decided ▁to ▁go ▁ahead ▁and ▁make ▁the ▁movie ▁anyway . ▁" Now ▁we ' re ▁negoti ating ▁to ▁pay ▁a ▁reasonable ▁percentage ," ▁he ▁said ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁" F ort un ately ▁the ▁film ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁hit ." ▁ ▁Miller ▁cast ▁G ains bourg ▁after ▁seeing ▁her ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁Par oles ▁et ▁Mus iques . ▁He ▁approached ▁her ▁parents ▁for ▁permission ▁to ▁cast ▁her . ▁It ▁helped ▁the ▁market ability ▁of ▁the ▁movie ▁because , ▁as ▁Miller ▁says , ▁" Char lot te ▁was ▁in ▁a ▁way ▁already ▁a ▁star ▁because ▁of ▁her ▁parents ▁- ▁people ▁went ▁to ▁see ▁her ▁out ▁of ▁curiosity ." ▁ ▁Re ception ▁The ▁Guardian ▁said ▁it ▁was ▁" one ▁of ▁Miller ' s ▁best ▁films ▁since ▁The ▁Best ▁Way ▁to ▁Walk ". ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁a ▁success ▁at ▁the ▁box ▁office ▁s elling ▁ 2 , 7 6 1 , 1 4 1 ▁tick ets ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁most ▁attended ▁film ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁at ▁the ▁French ▁box ▁office . ▁Miller ▁later ▁made ▁The ▁Little ▁Th ief ▁with ▁G ains bourg . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Review ▁of ▁film ▁at ▁Time ▁Out ▁Magazine ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 8 5 ▁films ▁Category : F rench ▁films ▁Category : F rench - language ▁films ▁Category : Fil ms ▁based ▁on ▁works ▁by ▁Car son