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The Thief (1997)
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Reviews Counted:9
Fresh:9
Rotten:0
Average Rating:7.6/10
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: A young boy desperately in need of a father figure is lured and bullied into actions he knows are wrong. A woman experiences a bitter blend of love and fury. And a forceful, utterly ruthless man is... A young boy desperately in need of a father figure is lured and bullied into actions he knows are wrong. A woman experiences a bitter blend of love and fury. And a forceful, utterly ruthless man is able to alter their lives forever. [More]
Starring: Vladimir Mashkov
Starring: Vladimir Mashkov
Director: Grigori Chukhrai
Director: Grigori Chukhrai
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Reviews for The Thief
It's a superb film in the classic style of screen storytelling, at once intimate and epic, possessed of lyrical beauty and suffused with that mixture of warmth, suffering and rueful humor so characteristic of Russian films.
There is more to this picture than just an affecting story; for those who care to look, there's plenty of symbolism.
The Thief is a beautiful movie about terrible things that happen to a widow and her young son.
It is clear fairly early in The Thief that the title character represents Stalin, and it's one of the strengths of the film that the symbolism never gets in the way of a convincing, heartbreaking story.
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