Le Doulos

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A bleak, downbeat atmosphere, smoky jazz clubs, loyalty and betrayal and an ever-present sense of impending doom pervade Melville's tribute to the gangster films of the 1940s. Melville creates a twilit world of ambiguity and betrayal in which 'all characters are two-faced, all characters are false'.

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Selected scene commentary; Filmed introduction by French cinema expert Ginette Vincendeau; Video interview with assistant director Volker Schlondorff; Original Trailer; Director's biography.

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Article - "Melville Rendezvous" by Pasquale Iannone
Saturday 10th April 2004

The work of director Jean Pierre Melville occupies a vital position in the landscape of post-war French cinema. Born Jean Pierre Grumbach in 1917, he took his nom de plume - from the author of Moby Dick - upon joining the Free France Movement during the Occupa...  View article in full

Article - "Jean-Pierre Melville: An Outsider and Proud of It" by James Oliver
Friday 15th June 2007

Jean-Pierre Melville was a combatative man. He had to struggle even to become a director, battling a sclerotic film industry that didn’t want him to join in the fun. His efforts inspired a younger generation but rather than play mentor, he savaged them. Contemporary ...  View article in full

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