SCFZ poll: Jean-Pierre Melville

[Roscoe]

Watched BOB LE FLAMBEUR, got about halfway through until the phone rang and urgent family stuff intervened, and I thought about putting the movie back on and just went, nah. Not a particular fan of these French noirs, really. There's a refreshing frankness about the sexuality of the characters -- guess what, people actually fuck -- but the tragic bummer endings become tiresome after a while, generic even. Still, Jean Gabin is usually worth a look.

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results

1. Army of Shadows (1969) -- 30 pts
2. Le Cercle Rouge (1970) -- 29 pts
3. Le Samourai (1967) -- 25 pts
4. Le Silence de la Mer (1949) -- 21 pts
5. Bob le Flambeur (1956) -- 15 pts
6. Les Enfants Terribles (1950) -- 9 pts
7. Le Doulos (1962) -- 8 pts
8. Two Men in Manhattan (1959) -- 5 pts
9. Leon Morin, Priest (1961) -- 4 pts
10. Le Deuxieme Souffle (1966) -- 3 pts
10. Un Flic (1972) -- 3 pts
12. Magnet of Doom (1963) -- 1 pt

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