Underplayed Gems

Thieves (1996)

Thieves poster
Original title
Les Voleurs
Directed by
André Téchiné
Genre
drama film, crime film, romance film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 57m
Rated
R
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 55 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A cynical police officer from a family of thieves and a lonely philosophy professor are both in love with a self-destructive petty criminal. The story is told through flashbacks from four different perspectives.

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What happens

Thieves (French: Les Voleurs) is a 1996 French drama film directed by André Téchiné, starring Daniel Auteuil, Catherine Deneuve and Laurence Côte. The plot follows a cynical police officer, who comes from a family of thieves, and a lonely philosophy professor, both romantically involved with a self-destructive petty criminal. With a puzzling structure, the story is told through a series of flashbacks presented from four different perspectives. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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