Hector Malot

A compelling story in which orphaned Remi gets hired out to a traveling street entertainer Vitalis when her foster parents fall on hard times. (imdb)

Remi, an orphan kid gets hired out to a traveling street entertainer Vitalis when her foster parents fall on hard times. (themoviedb)

The adventures of the young Rémi, an orphan, collected by the gentle Madam Barberin. At the age of 10 years, he is snatched from his adoptive mother and entrusted to the signor Vitalis, a mysterious itinerant musician. Has its sides, he will learn the harsh life of acrobat and sing to win his bread. Accompanied by the faithful dog capi and of the small monkey Joli-Coeur, his long trip through France, made for meetings, friendships and mutual assistance, leads him to the secret of its origins.

A little boy is sold to a busker who takes him on all the roads of the France with his troupe of animals.