Bob le Flambeur
Suffused with wry humor, Jean-Pierre Melville's Bob le Flambeur
melds the toughness of American gangster films with Gallic sophistication
to lay the roadmap for the French New Wave. As the neon is extinguished
for another dawn, an aging gambler navigates the treacherous world of
pimps, moneymen, and naïve associates while plotting one last score-the
heist of the Deauville casino. This underworld comedy of manners possesses
all the formal beauty, finesse and treacherous allure of green baize.
Starring: Roger Duchesne, Daniel Cauchy, Isabelle Corey, Guy Decomble,
André Garet and Claude Cerval.
DVD - The Criterion Collection
- Theatrical trailer(s)
- New Transfer With Restored Picture & Sound
- Video Interview With Daniel Cauchy ("Paulo")
- Radio Interview With Jean-Pierre Melville
- New & Improved Subtitle Translation
Curator's Comments:
Read
Roger Ebert's essay on this DVD Classic.
Director: Jean-Pierre
Melville
Black & White
102 minutes
Released: 1955
Rated: PG
Country: France
Language: French (with English subtitles)
Genre: Crime/Drama
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