22 Jul 2001. Dave Kehr article on Jean-Pierre Melville, one of most influential filmmakers of postwar France, whose 1955 movie Bob le Flambeur is being.
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..