LE DEUXIÈME SOUFFLE
| 1966 (re-released in 2003) – 105′ – DRAMA, CRIME, THRILLER, CLASSIC, FILMS & LITERATURE.
Written by: Jean-Pierre Melville, José Giovanni.
Based on the Book by: José Giovanni.
Directed by: Jean-Pierre Melville.
Starring: Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Michel Constantin, Raymond Pellegrin, Christine Fabrega, Pierre Zimmer, Marcel Bozzufi, Pierre Gasset, Paul Frankeur.
In French with English subtitles.
A The Criterion Collection release. |
With restraint and ruthless attention to detail, Jean-Pierre Melville follows the parallel tracks of French underworld criminal Gu, escaped from prison and roped into one last gig, and the suave inspector relentlessly seeking him. Le deuxième souffle captures the pathos, loneliness, excitement, and suspense of a life in the shadows, and contains one of the most thrilling heists Melville ever shot.