Pickpocket (1959)

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1959 · Unrated · 1h 15m

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Other grades: 90.0 (1 viewer)
19591h 15mUnrated
Countries:France
Languages:FR
Keywords: AccompliceAddressAnti heroApologyArrestBabyBankBased on novelBenefactorBinocularsShow moreBlack and whiteBookCafeCaper crimeCarnival rideCatholicCatholic churchChildrenChildren of godChurchCigarette smokingCoinCompulsionConfessionCryingDeath of motherDetectiveDiaryDisillusionmentDisobedienceDostoevskyDrinkDrinkingDrunkennessDustDyingExistential poetryFamily relationshipsFather daughter relationshipFearFingerFloorboardFranceFrench noirFrench speakingFriendFriendshipFuneralHandcuffedHandcuffsHandsHandsome manHeartbeatHeavenHippodromeHonestyHorse raceHorse racingIllnessInterrogationJack knifeJackknifeJailKissKnee woundKneelingKnifeLawLetterLonelinessLoveLove relationshipLuckMale police officerMale protagonistMaterialismMinimalismMinimalist movieModern day adaptationModern societyMoneyMoral attitudeMother daughter relationshipMother son relationshipNewspaperNote slid under doorOn the runParis franceParis metroParisian lifePickpocketPinballPinball machinePlaying cardPocket knifePolicePolice officerPolice summonsPolicemanPovertyPrisonPsychological dramaPurseRacetrackReadingReading a newspaper over someone's shoulderRedemptionReference to godReligionRestaurantSearchsearch for the meaning of lifeSensualitySidewalk cafeSister sister relationshipSleepingStairwayStealingStreet fairStudentSubwaySubway stationSuitcaseSuspicionTaxiTeacherTearsTheftThiefTicket windowTitle spoken by characterTorn pantsTorn trousersTrainTrain stationTrain ticketTranscendenceTrickUnhappinessUnreliable employeeUnsociabilityUnwed motherVery little dialogueVoice overVoice over narrationWaitingWalletWristwatchWritingYoung male protagonistYoung manYoung woman
Michel takes up picking pockets as a hobby, and is arrested almost immediately, giving him the chance to reflect on the morality of crime. After his release, though, his mother dies, and he rejects the support of friends Jeanne and Jacques in favour of returning to pickpocketing (after taking lessons from an expert), because he realises that it's the only way he can express himself...
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