The heist went so well that not even the underworld knows that it was theirs. Longtime partners in crime Max ‘the brain’ and Henri ‘Riton’ Ducros (Jean Gabin & René Dary) are looking forward to retiring as soon as it is safe to cash in the fortune in gold bullion they have stolen. For added thrills there is the fun of the ravishing Jeanne Moreau in an early featured performance, and Lino Ventura in his first. His self-assured Max might be continuing the story of Pépé le moko, had the rascal been able to return to his beloved Paris. Star Jean Gabin, the prime exponent of 1930s natural realism, revitalized his career with this new role. The ones filmed on the streets become travelogues to another time and place.įrom an Albert Simonin novel about dishonor among thieves, Touchez pas au grisbi owes nothing to the American model.
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Because they could present content that our Production Code forbade, the films better reflect our own tradition of hardboiled literature. The French stars have a class and style apart from what Hollywood was generating. I hope they continue with other titles I’ve only read about.Īnyone who loves film noir will go nuts over these utterly cool ’50s and ’60s thrillers. Kino also has a new release of Bob le flambeur and the unfamiliar Razzia sur la Chnouf.
If you’ve only seen Du rififi chez les hommes, be assured that you’ve got new territory to explore. I’ve recently covered the great Le Doulos by Jean-Pierre Melville, but there’s so much more: Kino’s got the conduit to the vast Studio Canal holdings, so we’re in the midst of a Renaissance of vintage Gallic thrillers, in restorations that far outpace Criterion’s excellent editions of fifteen years ago. It’s high time for CineSavant to catch up with the French crime classics now being released by Kino Lorber. Written by Jacques Becker, Maurice Griffe, Albert Simonin from his novel Produced by Georges Charlot, Robert Dorfmann Starring: Jean Gabin, René Dary, Paul Frankeur, Lino Ventura, Jeanne Moreau, Dora Doll, Daniel Cauchy, Michel Jourdan, Marilyn Buferd, Denise Clair, Gaby Basset, Delia Scala. Honor among Thieves / Street Date Aug/ available through Kino Lorber / 29.95 One of the GREAT Euro crime classics is now looking terrific in Kino/Studio Canal’s restoration.ġ954 / B&W / 1:37 flat Academy / 96 min. Old thief Jean Gabin’s ill-gotten wealth is threatened by the newcomer creep Lino Ventura, thanks to the treachery of a very young Jeanne Moreau the struggle revives weapons and tactics not used since the Occupation. ‘Hands off the Loot!’ Jacques Becker’s crackling Paris crime tale is a time machine to an age of Parisian tough guys in double breasted suits, who never show their cards, and mistreat women in ways the Hollywood production code would never allow.
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