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The Little Thief(Movie, 1988)

Original title: "La Petite Voleuse" (French/FR)
R
| 1h 50min | Genres: Romance / Love, Drama, Crime
The Little ThiefRating: 3.1/5 (with 2626 votes)
The Little Thief (French: La Petite Voleuse) is a 1988 French drama directed by Claude Miller. It is based upon an unfinished script by François Truffaut. Truffaut died before being able to direct the film himself. The film had 1,834,940 admissions in France. Set in the French countryside after the end of World War II, it tells the story of a 15-year-old girl abandoned by her parents, who is looking for love and independence but succumbs to stealing and sleeping with men. ()
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Awards & Nominations for The Little Thief

César Award for Best Actress

About The Little Thief

In a small town in post-World-War-II France, an unhappy sixteen-year-old (Janine Castang) tries to escape her dreary situation by any means at her disposal. Three successive friends (Michel Davenne, a married lover; Raoul, a fellow thief; Mauricette Dargelos, a photographer and fellow prisoner) help her learn from her mistakes.

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Additional Information

Production country: France
Made by: Orly Films
Original language: French (FR)
Spoken languages: French (FR)
Translated into 9 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 12/21/1988
Director: Claude Miller
Producer: Claude Berri
Film Editor: Albert Jurgenson
Director of Photography: Dominique Chapuis
Composer: Alain Jomy
Costume designer: Catherine Bouchard, Jacqueline Bouchard
Production Designer: Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"小女贼"
"米雪的告白"
"귀여운 여도적"

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