Romance ·Drama ·Crime · France · 1988 · 1h 50m

The Little Thief

La Petite Voleuse

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Director
Claude Miller
Cast
Charlotte Gainsbourg as Janine Castang Didier Bezace as Michel Davenne Simon de La Brosse as Raoul Clotilde de Bayser as Séverine Longuet Raoul Billerey as L'oncle André Rouleau Chantal Banlier as La tante Léa Rouleau
Crew
Dominique Chapuis — Director of Photography Albert Jurgenson — Editor Claude Miller — Screenplay Luc Béraud — Screenplay Annie Miller — Screenplay Claude de Givray — Story
Synopsis

In a small town in post-WWII France, 16-year-old Janine tries to improve her conditions by any means necessary. Three people—Michel, a married lover; Raoul, a fellow thief; Mauricette, a photographer she meets in prison—will help her learn from her mistakes.

Mood & Themes
paris, francelove triangleapproved school age differencerunawayfetishprecocitytheft
Key Collaborators
Claude Miller Director Dominique Chapuis Director of Photography Albert Jurgenson Editor Claude Miller Screenplay Luc Béraud Screenplay Annie Miller Screenplay Claude de Givray Story François Truffaut Story Jean-Louis Livi Producer Claude Miller Producer Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko Production Design Catherine Bouchard Costume Design
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