La Voleuse de Saint-Lubin (1999)
Directed by Claire Devers

Drama

Film Synopsis

Françoise Barnier is a mother who has done everything she can to avoid getting to debt.  But her personal circumstances are such that she ends up stealing fifteen hundred francs so that she can feed her two children.  She cannot hope to get away with her crime and, sure enough, she is soon arrested by the police.  As she comes up against the judicial machine, Françoise finds it impossible to account for her actions...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Claire Devers
  • Script: Jean-Louis Benoît, Claire Devers
  • Cinematographer: Hélène Louvart
  • Music: Béatrice Thiriet
  • Cast: Dominique Blanc (Françoise Barnier), Denis Podalydès (L'avocat), Michelle Goddet (Le juge Davray), Maryline Even (La femme voilée), Chantal Neuwirth (L'assistante sociale), Serpentine Teyssier (La substitut stagiaire), Yves Verhoeven (Inspecteur de police), Gérard Giroudon (Monsieur Brun), Catherine Davenier (Juge salle commune), Christophe Odent (Président du tribunal), Claude Duparfait (Juge d'appel), Fanny Florido (Sandra Barnier), Lucile Marteau (Jennifer Barnier), Mohamed Abdellaoui (Hassid), Marc Adjadj (Gérant Rocade), Karim Baupain (Journaliste), Céline Carrère (Greffière Juge Davray), Christophe Caustier (Vigile 2), Claire Chiron (Odile), Olivier Claverie (Maitre Vigne)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 78 min

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