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Thieves, 1996
French
France
Profile of Thieves
The mood of Thieves is sexual, gloomy, and contemplative. The plot centers around estrangement, a destructive relationship, and a dangerous attraction. It is a drama, foreign, and crime movie. Stylistically, Thieves is neo-noir. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It happens in the 1990s. Thieves is known for being critically acclaimed.
Summary of Thieves
A young boy is awoken in the night by his mother's screams when his father, Ivan (Laurence Cote), is brought home dead from a botched car theft. Thus begins this multilayered story of two brothers: Ivan, a criminal, and Alex, a cop. The narrative progresses forward and backward as flashbacks reveal Alex's estranged relationships with his criminal family and the young thief, Juliette, who brought them together again. Juliette acts as a catalyst, sparking an odd love triangle between herself, Alex, and a female philosophy professor, Marie. As LES VOLEURS mounts to its climax, Alex's sexual and emotional involvement with Juliette complicates his investigations into his brother's murder.
Details
| Language: | French |
| Country: | France |
| Release date: | 5 October 1996 |
| Runtime: | 117 min |
Cast and Crew
as Marie Leblanc
as Alex
