Character Relationships in La Voleuse

Julia Kreuz (played by Romy Schneider) is a protagonist in La Voleuse. A childless woman living in Berlin with her husband, Werner. Unable to conceive, she seeks to reclaim the son she gave away as a teenager, stalks him, and abducts him at a swimming pool. Her fragile mental balance and lack of parenting skills strain her marriage and drive the central conflict. Werner Kreuz (played by Michel Piccoli) appears in La Voleuse. Julia's husband, with whom she faces the crisis of being unable to have a child. He tries to dissuade her from reclaiming the boy, later has Radek arrested so he can regain the child, and ultimately persuades Julia to return him. His actions make him central to both the custody struggle and the uncertain future of their marriage. Radek Kostrowicz (played by Hans Christian Blech) appears in La Voleuse. A Polish immigrant and working-class man living in Essen with his wife, where they have raised the boy happily. After Julia abducts the child, Radek tracks him to Berlin and seizes him back, but Werner has him arrested. Inconsolable at losing the boy, he climbs a factory chimney and threatens to jump unless the child is returned. Frau Kostrowicz (played by Sonja Schwarz) appears in La Voleuse. Radek's wife and the other member of the working-class couple in Essen who have raised the boy. The child has lived happily with them, and the public largely supports the couple who brought him up after Julia takes him away. The summary gives no specific actions or further details about her role. The Boy (played by Marius Huth) appears in La Voleuse. The six-year-old son Julia gave away when she was a teenager. He lives happily in Essen with Radek and Frau Kostrowicz, the couple who raise him, until Julia abducts him at a swimming pool. He is then taken between the adults as they struggle over who will keep him, and Werner eventually persuades Julia to return him.

Character Relationship Map: La Voleuse

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Story Analysis

A psychological drama exploring obsession, custody, and the collapse of a marriage.

Plot Progression

  1. The Craving and Stalking
  2. The Chase and Arrest
  3. The Standoff and Media Storm
  4. The Return and Doubt

Directed by Jean Chapot

La Voleuse (1966) · 5.8/10 · drama

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