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The Thief of Saint Lubin (1999)

Director: Claire Devers

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From Time Out Film Guide

A powerful, unshowy account of a single mother who finds that her job no longer puts food on the table for the kids, and ends in court charged with shoplifting. Her case becomes a political cause célèbre for the far right (she considers welfare to be charity), but the film exposes the opportunism of her supporters, and digs out a complex understanding of cause and effect. If it starts in Ken Loach territory, this admirable work ends closer to the world of Abbas Kiarostami.

Author: TCh 0000-00-00 00:00:00

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Cast & crew

Director: Claire Devers

Producer: Gilles Sandoz

Cast: Dominique Blanc, Denis Podalydès, Michèle Goddet, Chantal Neuwirth, Serpentine Teyssier, Yves Verhoeven, Gérard Giroudon full cast

Duration: 72 mins


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