La Voleuse (1966)

Directed by

Jean Chapot

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany, France

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

TP

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 19 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman secretly takes back a son she gave up for adoption years ago. Her husband tries to convince her that the adoptive parents have a rightful claim to raise the child.

melancholictenseemotionalslow-burnintrospectivebittersweetintimatemorally complex

What happens

La Voleuse, meaning 'the thief', is a 1966 French drama film directed by Jean Chapot, with a screenplay by Marguerite Duras. In German, the film was titled Schornstein Nr. 4 ("Chimney No. 4"). Set in Germany, it tells the story of a childless couple where the wife (Romy Schneider) steals back a little boy she gave away in her teens and the husband (Michel Piccoli) gradually persuades her that the childless couple who lovingly raised the child have the better claim. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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