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Varkaat

Original title: Les voleurs
  • 19961996
  • K-16K-16
  • 1h 57m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
2.2K
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POPULARITY
45,288
18,168
Catherine Deneuve, Daniel Auteuil, and Laurence Côte in Varkaat (1996)
CrimeDramaRomance
The fates of four different people - a thief, a cop, a female professor of philosophy, a suicidal girl - unexpectedly collide.The fates of four different people - a thief, a cop, a female professor of philosophy, a suicidal girl - unexpectedly collide.The fates of four different people - a thief, a cop, a female professor of philosophy, a suicidal girl - unexpectedly collide.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
2.2K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
45,288
18,168
  • Director
    • André Téchiné
  • Writers
    • André Téchiné(dialogue)
    • Gilles Taurand(dialogue)
    • Michel Alexandre
  • Stars
    • Catherine Deneuve
    • Daniel Auteuil
    • Laurence Côte
Top credits
  • Director
    • André Téchiné
  • Writers
    • André Téchiné(dialogue)
    • Gilles Taurand(dialogue)
    • Michel Alexandre
  • Stars
    • Catherine Deneuve
    • Daniel Auteuil
    • Laurence Côte
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    • 12User reviews
    • 27Critic reviews
    • 79Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 7 nominations

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    Catherine Deneuve in Varkaat (1996)
    Catherine Deneuve and Laurence Côte in Varkaat (1996)
    Catherine Deneuve, Daniel Auteuil, and Laurence Côte in Varkaat (1996)
    Catherine Deneuve, Daniel Auteuil, and Laurence Côte in Varkaat (1996)
    Laurence Côte and Benoît Magimel in Varkaat (1996)
    Catherine Deneuve, Laurence Côte, and Benoît Magimel in Varkaat (1996)
    Catherine Deneuve and Laurence Côte in Varkaat (1996)
    Catherine Deneuve, Laurence Côte, and Benoît Magimel in Varkaat (1996)
    Catherine Deneuve and Laurence Côte in Varkaat (1996)
    Catherine Deneuve and Laurence Côte in Varkaat (1996)
    Catherine Deneuve and Daniel Auteuil in Varkaat (1996)
    Catherine Deneuve, Daniel Auteuil, and Laurence Côte in Varkaat (1996)

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    Catherine Deneuve
    Catherine Deneuve
    • Marie Leblanc
    Daniel Auteuil
    Daniel Auteuil
    • Alex
    Laurence Côte
    • Juliette Fontana
    Benoît Magimel
    Benoît Magimel
    • Jimmy Fontana
    Fabienne Babe
    • Mireille
    Didier Bezace
    • Ivan
    Julien Rivière
    • Justin
    Ivan Desny
    Ivan Desny
    • Victor
    Régis Betoule
    • Régis
    Pierre Perez
    • Fred
    Naguime Bendidi
    • Nabil
    Didier Raymond
    • Lucien
    Jean-Louis Meunier
    • Chanteur 'Tamino'
    Eric Kreikenmayer
    • Adjoint Alex
    Jean-Jacques Cravero
    • Travesti 1
    Badabou Niego
    • Travesti 2
    Oumar Diaoure
    • Vigile 1
    Franck Merenda
    • Vigile 2
    • (as Francesco Merenda)
    • Director
      • André Téchiné
    • Writers
      • André Téchiné(dialogue) (scenario)
      • Gilles Taurand(dialogue) (scenario)
      • Michel Alexandre
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Catherine Deneuve was hesitant at first to play the character of a woman falling in love for another woman, but Andre Techine managed to convince her.
    • Quotes

      Marie: Before Christ was a time of orgies. Then came love.

      Alex: Love's less fun.

      Marie: Probably. In orgies you give your all. No more, no less. In love, it's never enough. It's always too much or not enough.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Vaunut odottavat (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Douha Alia
      Written by Mohamed Khelifati (as C. Mami)

      Performed by Mohamed Khelifati (as Cheb Mami)

      (C) BMG Music Publishing France (BMG)

      Collection Navy Blue Silver

      (P)Totem Records

      Avec l'aimable autorisation de Totem Records

    User reviews12

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    10/10
    And I do not expect her. She filled my life.
    The film, Shakespeare's shades. At the heart of the film is love. Everything else, just around this love.

    And when Auteuil says: You just do not want to fight.

    Heroine Catherine Deneuve fights: I fall asleep with her and wake up with her.

    What can say more?

    It's a wonderful movie in the movie.

    Suicide. And how is it possible to live,

    The image Heroine (Deneuve) - two in one, Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet buried in the apartment.
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    • Mar 7, 2017

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    • Release date
      • October 9, 1998 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Official site
      • Sony Pictures Classics
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Thieves
    • Filming locations
      • 97 Boulevard des Belges, Lyon, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France
    • Production companies
      • Canal+
      • Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
      • D.A. Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,018,682
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,018,682
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 57 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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