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Jean-Pierre Grumbach (20 October 1917 – 2 August 1973), known professionally as Jean-Pierre Melville (French:), was a French filmmaker. Considered a spiritual father of the French New Wave , he was one of the first fully-independent French filmmakers to achieve commercial and critical success.
2 days ago · When thinking about the present resurgence of the cinematic hitman, it’s difficult not to immediately think about the legacy of Jean-Pierre Melville.My thoughts on Melville’s impact on the stock character have been percolating through several critics’ mentions of the possible influences from Melville’s “Le Samouraï” on David Fincher’s “The Killer.”
Jean-Pierre Melville (1917-1973) Jean-Pierre Melville. The name "Melville" is not immediately associated with film. It conjures up images of white whales and crackbrained captains, of naysaying notaries and soup-spilling sailors. It is the countersign to a realm of men and their deeds, both heroic and villainous.
Aug 24, 2015 · Born Jean-Pierre Grumbach and adopting the moniker “Melville” after his favorite American author, he fought as part of the French Resistance during WWII, and started making independent films ...
Jean-Pierre Grumbach, dit Jean-Pierre Melville, né le 20 octobre 1917 dans le 9e arrondissement de Paris et mort le 2 août 1973 dans le 13e arrondissement de Paris, est un réalisateur et scénariste français . Ses films, dominés par la solitude, l'échec et la mort, sont devenus pour la plupart des classiques du cinéma français ...
Jean-Pierre Melville (born Oct. 20, 1917, Paris, France—died Aug. 2, 1973, Paris) was a French motion-picture director whose early films strongly influenced the directors of the New Wave, the innovative French film movement of the late 1950s. Grumbach’s enthusiasm for American culture prompted him to change his name to that of his favourite ...
By Sven Mikulec One of the very few filmmakers we deeply cherish above almost all others and whose work we hold in the greatest esteem is Jean-Pierre Melville, the highly influential French filmmaker who reached his peak in the sixties, and succumbed to a heart attack at the age of only fifty-five. Even.
