Due to the small budget, Pialat aborted the period drama element, moving the setting from the 1960s to the present but keeping some of the art design and avoiding mentions of politics or contraception.
Pialat had to make adjustments due to a limited budget, so they changed the period of the story from the 1960s to the present day. They kept some of the film's artistic style but removed any references to political issues or birth control.