The Little Thief

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The Little Thief
Directed by	Claude Miller
Written by	François Truffaut Luc Béraud Annie Miller Claude Miller Claude de Givray
Starring	Charlotte Gainsbourg Didier Bezace Simon de La Brosse
Release date(s)	1988
Running time	103 min
Language	French
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The Little Thief (French: La Petite Voleuse) is a 1988 French comedy drama directed by Claude Miller.

[edit] Synopsis

In 1950, the 16-year-old Janine lives with her uncle and aunt somewhere in France. She steals everything that she can find, with a preference for fine lingerie and American cigarettes. She leaves school and goes to work as a maid for a middle-class family. She has an affair with an older married man as well as with a boy of her age, who is also a thief...

[edit] Cast

• Charlotte Gainsbourg: Janine Castang
• Didier Bezace: Michel Davenne
• Simon de La Brosse: Raoul
• Clotilde de Bayser: Severine Longuet
• Raoul Billerey: Oncle André Rouleau
• Chantal Banlier: Tante Léa
• Nathalie Cardone: Mauricette
• Renée Faure: Mère Busato
• Catherine Arditi: School director

[edit] External links

• La Petite Voleuse at the Internet Movie Database

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