Thieves
1996VOTE NOW
| Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: December 25, 1996 |
Starring:
Benoît Magimel, Catherine Deneuve, Daniel Auteuil, Didier Bezace, Fabienne Babe, Ivan Desny, Julien Rivière, Laurence Côte, Pierre Perez, Régis Betoule
Summary:
The fates of four different people - a thief, a cop, a female professor of philosophy, a suicidal girl - unexpectedly collide.
The movie has something of treasure to offer us: two great screen actors, connecting magically. Why show an unconvincing world of crime, incest and violence when, with Deneuve and Auteuil, you can open up a richer world of intellect and thwarted desire? [27 Dec 1996, p.C]
Téchiné's development of Alex and Marie is masterful; Auteuil and Deneuve keep our attention riveted to the screen whenever they're on. And, while the director doesn't succeed in plumbing the emotional depths reached by Ma Saison Préferée, there are elements of Thieves that touch us nearly as forcefully -- those moments just aren't as plentiful.
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The story offers more fast-moving intrigue than heartfelt emotion, but star performances by Daniel Auteuil and Catherine Deneuve lend it additional depth. [27 Dec 1996]
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