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Thieves After Dark is a french film of genre Drama directed by Samuel Fuller with Véronique Jannot
Thieves After Dark (1984)
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Add to a movie listThieves After Dark (French: Les voleurs de la nuit) is a 1984 drama film directed by Samuel Fuller. It stars Véronique Jannot and Bobby Di Cicco. The film was entered into the 34th Berlin International Film Festival.
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François est un chômeur passionné de violon. Il voudrait devenir violoncelliste mais son rêve est inaccessible. Comme tous les autres parisiens sans emploi et pour en trouver un, il doit se rendre perpétuellement à l'ANPE. Lors d'un jour de pointage, il y rencontre Isabelle, également à la recherche d'un métier. Ils se lient très vite et partagent le même dégoût pour les fonctionnaires de l'agence qui ne cessent de les rabaisser et de les humilier. Ils décident donc se venger d'eux. Leur vendetta est un succès lorsqu'ils cambriolent deux employés, Mussolini et Desterne, mais dérape lorsqu'un troisième, Tartuffe, meurt accidentellement lors d'un cambriolage. Surpris par François et Isabelle, il tombe dans le vide et se tue. Paniqués, ils sont obligés de s'enfuir.Actors
Véronique Jannot
(Isabelle)
Stéphane Audran
(Isabelle's mother)
Bobby Di Cicco
(François)
Victor Lanoux
(Insp. Farbet)
Camille de Casabianca
(Corinne)
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