The Children Thief

Although he was once a colonel in Argentina, the principal character in this film is now a wealthy exile living in Paris with his beloved wife, who has been unable to bear children. To fill this void in their lives, he feeds and clothes abandoned children, raising them in his mansion as if they were his own.

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Overview

Although he was once a colonel in Argentina, the principal character in this film is now a wealthy exile living in Paris with his beloved wife, who has been unable to bear children. To fill this void in their lives, he feeds and clothes abandoned children, raising them in his mansion as if they were his own. As would never be the case in real life today, in this fantasized story set in 1925, no one objects to this behavior, and they live pleasantly and enjoyably together. Things grow considerably more animated when a stage magician places his very attractive daughter in the colonel's household, which stirs a lively romantic interest from his boys and from the great man himself.

Cast

Marcello Mastroianni
Marcello Mastroianni
Bigua
Ángela Molina
Ángela Molina
Desposoria
Michel Piccoli
Michel Piccoli
Mr. Armand
Virginie Ledoyen
Virginie Ledoyen
Gabrielle
Loïc Even
Loïc Even
Joseph
Nada Strancar
Nada Strancar
Rose
Cécile Pallas
Cécile Pallas
Antoine's mother
Gabriele Tinti
Gabriele Tinti
L'argentin 1
Mathieu Bisson
Mathieu Bisson
Simon

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