Thieves
In the middle of the night, someone brings Ivan's body home to his wife and his sad-faced, jug-eared son. Through flashbacks, the film discloses the relationships among Ivan and his brother Alex, a cop with a cleanliness fetish; siblings Juliette and Jimmy, Ivan's partners in a seedy nightclub; the love triangle of Alex, Juliette, and Marie, a professor of philosophy; and of Alex and his nephew, Ivan's dour, stoic son. Ivan's death changes every relationship. Images of paragliders, sun bathers, and opera suggest an expansive, colorful world outside the constricted lives of these characters.
R
HD
Crime, Drama, Romance
1996
117 min
Prime VideoStreaming Channels
Movie Info:
- Full Name : Thieves
- Duration : 117 min
- Languages : French
- Writers : Andrè Tèchinè (dialogue), Gilles Taurand (dialogue), Michel Alexandre, Andrè Tèchinè (scenario), Gilles Taurand (scenario), Pascal Bonitzer (scenario collaborator)
- Directors : Andrè Tèchinè min
- Imdb : 7 (1556 votes)
- Tomatoes : 3.5 (552 votes)
- Actors : Catherine Deneuve, Daniel Auteuil, Laurence Cète, Benoèt Magimel
Movie Storyline
In the middle of the night, someone brings Ivan's body home to his wife and his sad-faced, jug-eared son. Through flashbacks, the film discloses the relationships among Ivan and his brother Alex, a cop with a cleanliness fetish; siblings Juliette and Jimmy, Ivan's partners in a seedy nightclub; the love triangle of Alex, Juliette, and Marie, a professor of philosophy; and of Alex and his nephew, Ivan's dour, stoic son. Ivan's death changes every relationship. Images of paragliders, sun bathers, and opera suggest an expansive, colorful world outside the constricted lives of these characters.