Thieves (Les Voleurs)

Thieves (Les Voleurs) (1996)

  • 82% of critics liked it
    (11 reviews)

  • 66% of users liked it
    (509 ratings)

André Téchiné's complex and ambitious crime drama starts with a prologue in which a little boy is awakened in the middle of the night by two strangers bringing home his father's body. The story of the deceased, Ivan (Didier Bezace), and his involvement with car thieves unfolds in flashbacks as told… More

R, 1 hr. 58 min.
Directed By
Andre Techine
Written By
Gilles Taurand, Andre Techine, Michel Alexandre, Pascal Bonitzer
Genres
Drama, Romance, Art House & International
In Theaters
Oct 5, 1996 Wide

Critic Reviews

  • Mike Clark, USA Today

    Deneuve gives one of her best performances ever, though she's not exactly the movie's focus. Of the many pleasures here, one is trying to guess just who the dramatic focal point is.

  • Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

    Techine involves us in a subtle, gradual process of discovery; each piece changes the relationship of the others. He is so wise about these criminals, he makes the bad guys in most American films look like cartoon characters.

  • Brandon Judell, PopcornQ

    What I am interested in is showing people who are alive and therefore in conflict.

  • Michael W. Phillips, Jr., Goatdog's Movies

    [An] overly complex pseudo-thriller.

  • Chris Hicks, Deseret News, Salt Lake City

    There is never enough reason for the audience to care about these people, and everyone speaks in circles when some straight-up conversation might be better.

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