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The film is a bit weak in its flow. It's not the worst film but it's also not extremely good either.
Les Voleurs is an excellently acted, directed, and written film. This is Auteuil's finest acting to date. Furthermore, the film is the best example of the use of deconstructivism in film making. Les Voleurs is the reason why I believe the French are still the best film makers today. Just a warning to younger viewers. Some scenes can be disturbing.
Daniel Auteuil never ceases to amaze. This versatile actor ("Jean de Florette,""Un Coeur en Hiver") is never the same character more than once, it seems, which is what acting is about, I suppose. In"Thieves"he is a tough cop who is estranged from his family, a group of dedicated organized criminals. He is the black sheep. His brother is killed in an attempted heist, and this incident is the core of the story. He has fallen in love with Juliette (Laurence Côté), whose brother is a member of the family gang, and his life is torn apart. Catherine Deneuve actually has a small part in the story, but carries it off with her usual panache. An excellent cop story, French style.
Catherine Deneuve, Daniel Auteuil, and director André Téchiné collaborate for the second time (following their outstandingMy Favorite Season) in a powerful story about a Paris cop (Auteuil) who comes from a criminal family. When his father and brother are murdered, suspicion shifts to his lover (actress Laurence Côté), who then disappears. Auteuil's character reluctantly teams up with her lesbian girlfriend (Catherine Deneuve) both to find her and clear her name. The gripping story is told in a nonlinear series of overlapping chapters taking place before, during, and after the killing. Time bends and shifts, forcing the action to ripple through an ever-widening pool of neuroses and tragedy. The best part of the film, however, is the always- mesmerizing cold-fusion chemistry between Deneuve and Auteuil, two great actors who never wear their hearts on their sleeves.--Tom Keogh
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Do try to locate this one - well worth the effort - and always contemporary!
I loved the Barbra Streisand movie so I just had to see the original it was based on. This is definitely worth watching if you've seen that version. This is much darker than the American version. I can't say one was better than the other because both have their strengths and weaknesses. For example, the remake is a little long while this one is the right length.

It shows a teacher (who lives with his mother) who places an ad to find a wife. This couple arranges to have him"meet"their unattractive daughter who's inlove with this guy who her attractive sister pretty much stole from her. The teacher and the ugly duckling get married&have children. All seems fine until ten years later, when the couple meets a plastic surgeon who offers the wife a new face.

And since it's French, there's stuff in this movie you won't see in American films from the 50's. I think this is definitely worth watching... especially if you saw the whitewashed 1996 version.

Moral of the story:"a woman's body is hers and it is not a man's place to tell her what to do with it!"

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