Jean-Pierre Melville
3 titles · european genre
Criminal procedure as monastic ritual. Melville's gangsters work in silence, wear the same coat and hat, and follow a code that will not save them.
Signature
- Long wordless sequences of procedure.
- Cool blue-grey palette and raincoat iconography.
- Codes of loyalty observed to the point of doom.
- Emotional affect suppressed almost entirely.
Army of Shadows
Le Cercle Rouge
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