The thief lord1/3/2023 ![]() ![]() But I do agree, age is of no consequence in this case. I must admit that which Barbarossa told me about the Thief Lord I did not imagine a boy of, say, twelve or thirteen years of age. "You must forgive my surprise at your age. "Not in the least," the old man answered. Scipio might have had the body of a child, but he could express himself like an adult, with a confidence that they couldn't help admiring. Prosper and Mosca exchanged a quick glance. And you are very old, judging by your voice. "Well, keep your mask on if you don't want to show your face, but I can still see that you're very young." "So you really are the Thief Lord," the stranger said quietly. Prosper thought he could hear a small laugh. "One also shouldn't talk about theft in a confessional," Scipio answered, "and that's what we're here for, isn't it?" "One shouldn't wear a mask in a church, any more than a hat." The uneven voice sounded like a very old man. ![]() ![]() Prosper shuddered and only after another look did he realize that they were glasses, reflecting the sparse light. Two eyes, round and bright, seemingly with no pupils, gleamed through the darkness of the confessional. Should we have a look?" Mosca whispered cautiously.īut just then someone pulled back the curtain of the small window. Prosper and Mosca stood behind him like bodyguards. The small window was now level with his eyes and he could be seen by whoever sat on the other side. Scipio hesitated as his eye fell on the low bench half hidden in the darkness, but then he kneeled down on it. The Thief Lord tried very hard to pretend that he was coolness itself, but Prosper and Mosca, as they followed him behind the curtain, sensed that his heart was beating just as fast as theirs. Scipio now pushed this curtain aside, adjusting his mask one last time and clearing his throat nervously. Of course there was also a curtain on the side of the confessional to protect the sinners from curious eyes. Inside, he would sit down on a narrow bench, put his ear to a small window, and listen to all who wanted to tell him their sins and clear their conscience. It was a tall box made from black wood, draped with dark red curtains and with a door in the middle, which the priest used for slipping into the tiny space behind. The first one on the left looked no different from the others. The confessionals were tucked away in one of the side aisles. He pushed the mask back onto his face and led the way as purposefully as one of the Basilica's tourist guides. "Where are the confessionals?" Mosca whispered, looking uneasily around him. Instinctively, they moved closer together. The golden domes that arched above their heads kept their splendor hidden in the gloom, and in between the tall marble pillars that supported them the boys felt as small as insects. However, a greater threat to the children is something from a forgotten past: a beautiful magical treasure that can change the age of anyone who rides it.The three boys moved hesitantly down the wide center aisle, their steps ringing out on the flagstone floor. The children steal from the rich to support themselves and soon capture the interest of a bumbling detective, Victor. Scipio ( Rollo Weeks), taking them to an old cinema theater, the home base of a gang of young urchins (whom they soon befriend). Prosper thus resorts to stealing cough medicine from the pharmacy. Hiding in the canals and alleyways of the city, the boys slowly run out of money. The tale follows two recently orphaned brothers, Bo ( Jasper Harris) and Prosper ( Aaron Johnson), dumped in the care of their aunt, Esther Hartlieb, who plans to adopt Bo and send Prosper off to boarding school They escape their impending separation by running off to Venice. The screenplay was written by Richard Claus and Daniel Musgrave, based on the novel of the same name, by German author Cornelia Funke. ![]() It was nominated for the 2006 World Soundtrack Awards, with Original Music by Nigel Clarke and Michael Csányi-Wills. #THE THIEF LORD MOVIE#The DVD was released on March 14, 2006, and the one disc-edition includes a theatrical trailer that ran in theaters in Europe and Mosca's cartoon from the movie itself. The film is distributed by Warner Brothers. Entertainment, Inc., Future Films Limited, Comet Film, and Thema Production. The Thief Lord is a 2006 British-German family film directed by Richard Claus. ![]()
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