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The Mozart of Pickpockets

The Mozart of Pickpockets

6,7 /10 (23 Votes)
2006 FR 31 min

Overview

Richard and Philippe live hand to mouth, backing up a gang of Spanish pickpockets on the streets of Paris, posing as policemen who arrest a gang member while the others rifle the pockets and purses of gawkers. When all of the gang except Richard and Philippe are pinched, things look grim. Plus, Richard insists that they take in a wide-eyed immigrant lad, a deaf-mute left behind in the arrests. Philippe suggests a three-person pickpocket trick, using the boy, but when that goes spectacularly badly, they hit rock bottom. Then, at the cinema, the lad finds a solution. It's time to celebrate.

Release date

14/05/2006

Votes

23

Popularity

0.1

Genres

Status

Released

Original title

Le Mozart des pickpockets

Language

FR

Runtime

31 min

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2026-01-10

⭐ 7

Though he hasn’t a line in the whole thing, Matteo Razzouki-Safardi steals this engaging Dickensian style Parisian short drama. It all starts with “Philippe” (auteur Philippe Pollet-Villard) and his pal “Richard” (Richard Morgiève) who make a living pretending to be cops apprehending a gang of pickpockets. Whilst they do all the “you’re nicked” stuff, the others in their gang go through the bags and pockets of the unsuspecting bystanders and later they divide the loot. One such sting goes a bit wonky, though, and before the lads have any chance to intervene the real gendarmes have apprehended …

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