Le Trou, Jacques Becker’s last film, is undoubtedly the director’s best work and
was hailed at the time (particularly by the New Wave directors such as François
Truffaut) as a masterpiece... [More...]
A striking combination of action thriller and sardonic western, Les Grandes gueules is
probably the French film that comes closest in style and substance to the tough Hollywood
cowboy films of the 1950s and 1960s... [More...]
The familiar Jean-Pierre Melville themes of honour, loyalty and redemption underpin this hard-edged
policier which sees the formidable pairing of Lino Ventura and Paul Meurisse... [More...]
One of the most popular and best French crime thrillers of the 1960s, Le Clan des Siciliens
brings together three giants of French cinema: Jean Gabin... [More...]
A classic of the French policier genre, Dernier domicile connu, is the
third film directed by José Giovanni, one that paints a sombre
and disturbing portrait of police methods and gangster activity in the
early... [More...]
Anyone who had previously seen Jean Becker’s 1961 film
Un nommé la Rocca could be forgiven for having a strong sense of déjà
vu when watching this film... [More...]
