Les voleurs

1996
R
1h 57m

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The fates of four different people - a thief, a cop, a female professor of philosophy, a suicidal girl - unexpectedly collide.The fates of four different people - a thief, a cop, a female professor of philosophy, a suicidal girl - unexpectedly collide.The fates of four different people - a thief, a cop, a female professor of philosophy, a suicidal girl - unexpectedly collide.

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6.7/10

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Awards
- 3 wins & 7 nominations total

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Trivia
The fragmented structure of the film has been compared to a William Faulkner's novel, particularly to The Sound and the Fury (1929). The narrative - consisting of a prologue, five sections, and an epilogue - leaps around in time and switches between the viewpoints of Justin, Alex, Marie, and Juliette. The Sound and the Fury unfolds over four days, likewise, switching narrative perspectives. Both The Sound and the Fury and Thieves also have a central female character who is loved obsessively by two of the narrators: Faulkner's novel has Caddie, who is loved by her brothers Benjy and Quentin, and Téchiné's film has Juliette, who is the love interest of both Alex and Marie. The divided time structure emphasize the inter-lapping relationships between the characters.

Quotes
Marie: Before Christ was a time of orgies. Then came love.
Alex: Love's less fun.
Marie: Probably. In orgies you give your all. No more, no less. In love, it's never enough. It's always too much or not enough.

Connections
Referenced in Les convoyeurs attendent (1999)

Soundtracks
Douha Alia
Written by Mohamed Khelifati (as C. Mami)
Performed by Mohamed Khelifati (as Cheb Mami)
(C) BMG Music Publishing France (BMG)
Collection Navy Blue Silver
(P)Totem Records
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6/10

Interesting but uneven and overlong.

This film has a complex, multi-layered structure that grabs your interest...but not much substance underneath. There's no real mystery to the plot, and no real revelations about "human nature" either. Well-acted all around - including a little boy who is wise way beyond his years. (**)