
The Man from Elysian Fields(2001)
A failed novelist's inability to pay the bills strains relations with his wife and leads him to work at an escort service, where he becomes entwined with a wealthy woman whose husband is a successful writer.


In the middle of the night, someone brings Ivan's body home to his wife and his young son. Flashbacks reveal the relationships among Ivan and his brother Alex, a cop with a cleanliness fetish; siblings Juliette and Jimmy, Ivan's partners in a seedy nightclub; the love triangle of Alex, Juliette, and Marie, a professor of philosophy; and of Alex and his nephew, Ivan's dour, stoic son. Ivan's death changes every relationship.

Catherine Deneuve
Marie Leblanc

Daniel Auteuil
Alex

Laurence Côte
Juliette Fontana

Benoît Magimel
Jimmy Fontana

Fabienne Babe
Mireille

Didier Bezace
Yvan

Julien Rivière
Justin

Ivan Desny
Victor

Didier Raymond
Lucien
Régis Betoule
Régis
Thieves is a romance, crime, drama film released in 1996 exploring themes of bath tub. Directed by André Téchiné, it stars Catherine Deneuve, Daniel Auteuil, Laurence Côte. In the middle of the night, someone brings Ivan's body home to his wife and his young son. Flashbacks reveal the relationships among Ivan and his brother Alex, a cop with a cleanliness fetish; siblings Juliette and Jimmy, Ivan's partners in a seedy nightclub; the love triangle of Alex, Juliette, and Marie, a professor of philosophy; and of Alex and his nephew, Ivan's dour, stoic son. Ivan's death changes every relationship.
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