Vautrin the Thief

1943 [FRENCH]

Action / Drama

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IMDb Rating 6.8/10 10 96 96

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Plot summary

A famous convict Jacques Collin, alias Trompe la mort, or abbot Carlos Herrera, also called Vautrin, escapes from prison. Chance makes him meet Lucien de Rubempré, an impetuous and eternal lover who, when he is dismissed, collapses. Moved by this fragility, he takes him under his wing, and will do everything possible to ensure that his creature reaches happiness, even if it means imagining the worst shenanigans and other scams, with the help of a band of clever villains.

Director

Top cast

Tony Laurent as Le chef de la Sûreté
Michel Simon as Jacques Collin dit Vautrin
Henri Coutet as (uncredited)
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1.09 GB
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French 2.0
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24 fps
2 hr 1 min
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French 2.0
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24 fps
2 hr 1 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by dbdumonteil

La Comédie Humaine

A fine Balzac adaptation,featuring Michel Simon at the top of his game ,with good support from George Marchal and Madeleine Sologne.Simon portrays Vautrin who escaped from penal colony and did not become a Jean Valjean,although a cop is hot on his heels.Disguised as a priest,he helps his protégé Lucien make his way in the posh society.He wants him to marry into money ,even if he loves someone else.Simon spins a web : it's Lucien's true love who will be the hook,a rich greybeard will be the fish and the young man will "eat the fried fish".A splendid depiction of the wealthy society in the French nineteenth century.
Reviewed by lreynaert 10 / 10

Splendor or misery ?

This film is an excellent adaptation of Balzac's masterpieces, 'Lost Illusions' (the last part) and 'The splendors and miseries of courtesans'.

Vautrin, alias Carlos Herrera, is a convict on the run, who disguises himself as a Spanish diplomat (Carlos Herrera) after the latter is killed by his traveling companion, Calvi ('an aunt').

Vautrin sees in Lucien Chardon (de Rubempré), whom he saved from suicide, an alter-ego and an opportunity to redeem himself from the abject life he led. He wants Lucien to marry a member of the nobility. But therefore, Lucien must be the owner of an estate; so money is needed. Vautrin tries to extort the necessary sums from a rich banker who is madly in love with Lucien's mistress.

Will Vautrin achieve all his goals?

The film plays on different levels, such as the physical attraction of the 'young leader' on women (the individual), the divide between the classes (society) and money (its power, which gives one the possibility to enter the upper classes).

An astonishing Michel Simon in the role of Vautrin.

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