Bob Le Flambeur opens with a glimmering shot of early morning Paris, where we find the rugged, nonchalant hood Bob Montagne, sauntering through the neon lit streets, looking every bit the icon of cinema that he is..
On the heels of legendary director Jean-Pierre Melville's centennial year, the new 4K restoration of his Film Noir masterpiece Bob Le Flambeur is now playing at theatres across the country..
The name "Melville" is not immediately associated with film. It conjures up images of white whales and crackbrained captains, of naysaying notaries and soup-spilling sailors..
Rating: 97% - 30 reviews4 May 2004. Critics Consensus: Majorly stylish, Bob le Flambeur is a cool homage to American gangster films and the presage to French New Wave mode..