Martha Fischer (sakana@stlnet.com)
Mon, 15 Nov 1999 11:40:48 -0600
really? le samourai is probably my favorite film, i think
it's as relevant as it was on its release (which, i would
argue, wasn't very)...it another tribute by melville to the
american gangster films of the 50s, it's just that in this
one the ganger genre has been reduced to a few 'signs': the
hat, the coat, the independence. i think its relevance is
less the its surroundings than to those 50s films.
another great one is le delous, with jean-paul
belmondo.
le cercle rouge is available for rent in transfer versions
from hip places like kim's underground in new york. the copy
i have is from a russian laser disc. well worth trying to dig
it up?
sakana@stlnet.com
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Melville made some great films including Bob Le Flambeur, Le
Samurai (which unfortunately has dated badly) and Le Cercle
Rouge (never released in this country but a classic gangster
film)
Brad
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