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Le Doulos [1963] [DVD]

DVD ~ Jean-Paul Belmondo
4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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  • 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: Black & White, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language French
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Bfi Video
  • DVD Release Date: 26 April 2004
  • Run Time: 106 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0001P1BIO
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 13,119 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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This complex down-beat thriller follows the fatalistic relationship between two men: Maurice Faugel, a crook just out of prison and Silien (Belmondo), who may or may not be a doulos or finger man (a kind of high-class informer). Maurice, wasting no time, immediately begins to put himself on the wrong side of the law, setting up a number of robberies with the help of Silien, whom he begins to suspect is a police informer. A spellbinding French noir about loyalty and betrayal from influential director Jean-Pierre Melville.

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Melville on speed, 6 Aug 2007
By John Eyon "Little Raven" (Seattle - USA) - See all my reviews
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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.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding....a must see!, 29 Jan 2009
By P. Lyons (UK) - See all my reviews
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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.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Melvillian gangster movie, 15 Oct 2008
By Markus Gossas "Markus Gossas" (Stockholm, Sweden) - See all my reviews
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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.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Betrayal and double crosses, style and irony, with some cool-looking trench coats
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