Le voleur (The Thief of Paris). 1967. Directed by Louis Malle

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Le voleur (The Thief of Paris). 1967. France. Directed by Louis Malle. Courtesy Lopert Pictures Corporation/Photofest

Le voleur (The Thief of Paris). 1967. France. Directed by Louis Malle. Screenplay by Jean-Claude Carrière, Malle. With Jean-Paul Belmondo, Geneviève Bujold, Marie Dubois, Bernadette Lafont, Françoise Fabian. In French; English subtitles. 120 min.

When a rich uncle denies him his rightful inheritance and the hand in marriage of his beloved cousin (a wonderful Geneviève Bujold), society thief Jean-Paul Belmondo goes on a vengeful crime spree across Belle Époque Paris, London, and Brussels, unwittingly succumbing to the bourgeois greed that wronged him in the first place.

4K digital restoration courtesy Gaumont; courtesy Janus Films

This film accompanies Jean-Claude Carrière.

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