Small Thief
Synopsis
S. is an eighteen-year-old baker's apprentice in Orléans. Not for much longer. S. decides to change his life. He wants to make a radical break. Nothing will be like it was before: neither him, nor his relationship with himself and other people. He leaves Orléans for Marseille, where, after a painful initiation, he realizes his dream. He becomes a thief amongst thieves…
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Director (1)
Actors (12)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : Agat Films - Ex nihilo
- Film exports/foreign sales : Playtime
- French distribution : Diaphana
Full credits (14)
- Executive Producer : Gilles Sandoz
- Adaptation : Érick Zonca, Virginie Wagon
- Screenwriters : Érick Zonca, Virginie Wagon
- Directors of Photography : Pierre Milon, Catherine Pujol
- Assistant directors : Virginie Wagon, Fred Nicolas
- Editor : Jean-Robert Thomann
- Sound Recordist : Jean-Jacques Ferran
- Costume designer : Cécile Bergès
- Sound Assistant : Éric Thomas
- Production Manager : Cristobal Matheron
- Press Attachés (film) : Robert Schlockoff, Cédric Landemaine
- Sound Editor : Raphaël Girardot
- Production Designer : Kristina Zonca
- Sound Mixer : Stéphane Thiébaut
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Production language : French
- Production country : France (100.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
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Istanbul Film Festival
Turkey , 2000
Young Stars of World Cinema
About
I shot “The Dreamlife of Angels” in Lille even thought I didn’t know the city. The same urge for discovery led me to set the “The Small Thief” in Marseilles. Other factors, though, influenced that decision. The story was harsh in itself, and I needed an environment that wouldn’t exaggerate the social harshness. I needed some sun and some sea (even if you don’t see much of it in the film). I also wanted to work with another kind of light. And then, S. comes from the middle of France, and I wanted him to go to a town where he could meet all kinds of different people. Marseilles is very cosmopolitan, so all kinds of encounters are possible. And maybe also in S.’s mind, Marseilles is a city of gangs, a city that will suit his purposes. Finally, Marseilles is a magic, enchanting city – and, in the end, when things get hot in Marseilles, they get real hot.
Erick Zonca, director
