- Actors: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Serge Reggiani, Jean Desailly, René Lefèvre, Marcel Cuvelier
- Directors: Jean-Pierre Melville
- Writers: Jean-Pierre Melville, Pierre Lesou
- Producers: Carlo Ponti, Georges de Beauregard
- Format: PAL
- Language French
- Subtitles: English
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: 12
- Studio: Bfi
- DVD Release Date: 26 April 2004
- Run Time: 108 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B0001P1BIO
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 62,903 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Product details |
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Outstanding....a must see!,
By
This review is from: Le Doulos [1963] [DVD] (DVD)
What a gem...
This is a brilliant stylised 60's French gangster movie with a surprising plot that catches you out. There's a great 'wow, I didn't see that coming' moment which makes you want to play it over again so you can grasp it, in the same way you might a good crime novel(from which this came). It's one of the best examples of this genre...Melville's earlier 'Bob le Flambeur' being another. It brilliantly captures the ruthlesness, time & ambience of a more seedy Paris. The b&W cinamatography is so good it's worth studying for that alone.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Melvillian gangster movie,
By
This review is from: Le Doulos [1963] [DVD] (DVD)
Le Doulos is one of Melville's gangster movies (as opposed to his war/opposition movies). The action takes place in a world of ultracool gangsters and policemen, all in similar clothes: hat and coat - and with their own code of honour and twisted morality. This is not intended to be a realistic movie but rather a part of the melvillian universe (as his other movies Samurai and Le Cercle Rouge). Here we are introduced to the Doulos character (played by Belmondo) who moves between the two worlds. The plot is very exciting and takes some surprising twists. My interpretation after watching Le Doulos is that these characters can't exist outside their black/white subworld, like a fish can't breathe outside water.
The movie is shot in black/white and the transfer by BFI is very good - there are a few short sequences with more grainy picture. Also there are a lot of extras like commentary by Melville scholar Ginette Vincendeau who is very interesting to listen to. As this DVD cost me only 8 GBP I recommend it and give it 5 stars.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Melville on speed,
By
This review is from: Le Doulos [1963] [DVD] (DVD)
Le doulos = hat = police informant.
For Jean-Pierre Melville, this is a surprisingly fast-moving story based on the distrust between criminals, police and police informants. It turns into a fine whodunnit so it helps to keep you wits about you. This is the second Jean-Paul Belmondo performance I've seen in a Melville films and they were both outstanding. He is more subdued in these films than is typical for Jean-Paul, yet he has more life and dimensions than Alain Delon who would become Melville's choice for later films. Lesser-known Serge Reggiani is equally splendid in the other major role of the film (he is the focus of the first half of the film). This is a B&W film with 60s clothing styles for the women and 50s style for the men (trenchcoat and hats). Not as distinctive as the other films I've seen of Melville's, but, because of its storytelling and pacing, it's one I can recommend to people who wouldn't tolerate his slower-paced films. In other words, this one is just plain fun. This DVD includes commentary for selected scenes and an on-camera lecture by French film expert, Ginette Vincendeau, and comments by Assistant Director to Melville, German-born Volker Schlondorff. Both are extremely fluent in English and offer fascinating information.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
|
Most Recent Customer Reviews |
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
|
|
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
