The Little Thief
1988 · 110 min · Director: Claude Miller
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
In a small town in post-World-War-II France, an unhappy sixteen-year-old (Janine Castang) tries to escape her dreary situation by any means at her disposal. Three successive friends (Michel Davenne, a married lover; Raoul, a fellow thief; Mauricette Dargelos, a photographer and fellow prisoner) help her learn from her mistakes.
Emotional fingerprint
The Little Thief (1988) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Melancholy 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Melancholy25%
- Anxiety20%
- Curiosity15%
- Sadness10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Melancholy, Anxiety. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Melancholy and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Tension
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Tension | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 42 % | 28 % | 40 % | 13 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Tension | 44 % | 34 % | 39 % | 19 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Empathy | 48 % | 43 % | 39 % | 26 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Empathy | 49 % | 46 % | 33 % | 27 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Love | 44 % | 39 % | 19 % | 18 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Love | 43 % | 32 % | 18 % | 10 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Love | 48 % | 36 % | 26 % | 14 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Love | 48 % | 39 % | 29 % | 15 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Love | 43 % | 33 % | 28 % | 10 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Humor | 46 % | 34 % | 35 % | 19 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Sadness | 54 % | 43 % | 39 % | 34 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Humor | 53 % | 44 % | 31 % | 38 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Sadness | 49 % | 40 % | 31 % | 35 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Humor | 49 % | 34 % | 41 % | 24 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Tension | 59 % | 41 % | 54 % | 25 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Empathy | 65 % | 55 % | 55 % | 39 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Empathy | 57 % | 54 % | 46 % | 36 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Empathy | 57 % | 56 % | 41 % | 39 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Sadness | 59 % | 57 % | 31 % | 44 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 107′ | Empathy | 50 % | 47 % | 18 % | 32 % |
Cinderella
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Séverine Longuet
La tante Léa Rouleau
Mauricette
La Mére Busato
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Details
- Directed by
- Claude Miller
- Written by
- Claude Miller, François Truffaut, Claude de Givray, Annie Miller, Luc Béraud
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1988
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Country
- France
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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