Wednesday, November 11, 2020

Crime Theif AKA La voleur de Crimes (1969)



Not released in the US.
Filming location(s) unknown.
The story: While out walking one day instead of being at work, married with children Jean witnesses a woman commit suicide.
Immediately after Jean begins leading a double life while making up the story that he killed the woman.
He writes it all down and sends it to the newspaper.
Soon he begins reading his letters in the paper and enjoying every minute of the attention.
But Jean does not really take into consideration that he can be and will be prosecuted for a murder he didn't actually commit.
Stars Karen Blanguernon , Jean Louis Trintignant , Giorgia Moll ,  Bernadette Lafont , Vicka Borg , Robert Hossein , Florinda Bolkan , Tanya Lopet , Serge Marquand , Luciene Hamon , Francis Girod
Directed by (& story written) Nadine Trintignant
Not Rated
French w/English subtitles
MYSTERY/DRAMA

"I wonder how many Sundays' you see in a lifetime."

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