Speaking of classic Melville noir movies, this is the last 3
days of
"Le doulos" being shown at the Film Forum in NYC. Starring
Jean-Paul Belmondo. As per the NY Times, "Jean-Pierre
Melvilles's brutal and subtly brilliant policier...
underscores why the French put the name to film noir".
jean-pierre jacquet http://www.jeanpierrejacquet.com
On Jul 17, 2007, at 7:47 AM, Jacques Debierue wrote:
> --- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "sethharwoodpodcast"
<seth@...>
> wrote:
> <<Why's it called Le Samourai? Dunno. But
there're no swords here. And
> the reference/analogy is well
placed.>>
>
> I don't know, but speaking of cool French noir
movies, a couple of
> years ago I saw a great one, I forget the title but
Johnny Halliday
> and Jean Rochefort were the protagonists. Does
anyone remember the
> title. It's about a guy who arrives in a small town
and is taken in by
> an older guy who lives alone. A perfectly cold dish,
perfectly
> scripted, directed and acted.
>
> Best,
>
> MrT
>
>
>
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