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ERA
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38 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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The Little Thief
1988 1h 50m FR
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6.2
MID
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71%
FRESH
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6.8
IMDB
★6.2TMDB · 76🍅71%Rotten Tomatoes★6.8IMDB · 2,451
RomanceDramaCrime
Synopsis
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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.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Janine Castang
Didier Bezace
Michel Davenne
Simon de La Brosse
Raoul
Clotilde de Bayser
Séverine Longuet
Raoul Billerey
L'oncle André Rouleau
Chantal Banlier
La tante Léa Rouleau
Nathalie Cardone
Mauricette
Renée Faure
La Mére Busato
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Claude Miller
- Writers
- Claude de Givray, Claude Miller, François Truffaut
- Languages
- French
- Countries
- France
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts 🍿
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CRAFT
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Claude Miller, shot by Dominique Chapuis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Albert Jurgenson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Charlotte Gainsbourg and Didier Bezace and Simon de La Brosse carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0098087 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 76 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Claude Miller directs. Dominique Chapuis behind the camera. Albert Jurgenson cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 138 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Directed by Claude Miller, shot by Dominique Chapuis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Editor Albert Jurgenson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Charlotte Gainsbourg and Didier Bezace and Simon de La Brosse carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0098087 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 76 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 8Classified under 8 themes, including "paris, france", "love triangle", "approved school ", "age difference".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Dominique Chapuis
- Editing
- Albert Jurgenson
- Production design
- Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko
- Costume design
- Catherine Bouchard
- Runtime
- 110 min · 1h 50m
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $1,055,416
- Original language
- FR
- Certification (US)
- R
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 71% 🍅 Fresh
- IMDB rating
- 6.8/10 · 2,451 votes
- MPAA
- R
Awards
3 wins & 3 nominations total
Also by
Claude Miller
Production companies
Who made it
- OR
Orly Films
FR
Key crew
- ProducerJean-Louis Livi
- Production DesignJean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko
- ProducerClaude Miller
- EditorAlbert Jurgenson
- Costume DesignCatherine Bouchard
- SoundGérard Lamps
- SoundPaul Lainé
- MusicAlain Jomy
- Executive ProducerJean-José Richer
- Costume DesignJacqueline Bouchard
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- paris, france
- love triangle
- approved school
- age difference
- runaway
- fetish
- precocity
- theft
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1988-12-21R
Also known as
International titles
- 귀여운 여도적KR
- The Little ThiefUS
- 小女贼CN
- 米雪的告白CN
