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Jean-Pierre Melville. Writer: Le Samouraï. 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.
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.
92 Metascore. After leaving prison, master thief Corey crosses paths with a notorious escapee and an alcoholic former policeman. The trio proceed to plot an elaborate heist. Director Jean-Pierre Melville Stars Alain Delon Bourvil Gian Maria Volontè. 4.
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 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.
Apr 24, 2017 · Jean-Pierre Melville’s Cinema of Resistance. His films are illuminated by what he saw when France was ruled by oppression and ordinary people had to decide what, or whom, they would obey....
Jean-Pierre Grumbach, dit Jean-Pierre Melville, né le 20 octobre 1917 dans le 9 e arrondissement de Paris et mort le 2 août 1973 dans le 13 e arrondissement de Paris, est un réalisateur et scénariste français.
Jean-Pierre Grumbach (20 October 1917 – 2 August 1973), known professionally as Jean-Pierre Melville (French: [mɛlvil]), 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.
Jean-Pierre Melville directed his most well-known film, Le Samouraï, in 1967. This sublime noir masterpiece is quintessential Melville, representing the distillation of his technique (with a remarkable eye for detail) and his philosophy (honour before everything).
Oct 4, 2002 · Jean-Pierre Melville made a total of 13 features during his 25 year career. Though never exactly in or out of critical fashion, Melville’s gangster films can be seen as a major influence on many of the crime films from the 1960s onwards, while Le Silence de la mer , Les Enfants terribles , and Bob le flambeur can be regarded as fairly direct ...
