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Bob Le Flambeur (re-release)

Generally favorable reviews
Based on 9 critic reviews
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Drama
Written by:
Auguste Le Breton
Jean-Pierre Melville
Directed by: Jean-Pierre Melville
Release Date:
Theatrical: July 27, 2001
DVD: April 16, 2002
Running Time: 102 minutes, B/W
Origin: France
Summary
RATING: PG
Starring Roger Duchesne, Daniel Cauchy, Isabelle Corey, and Guy Decomble
Re-release, with new translations and subtitles, of the 1955 French caper film about a gambler who plans on robbing a casino.
What The Critics Said
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Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt
Its dark-toned cinematography by Henri Decaë still packs a wallop, and the screenplay has a refreshing sense of humor.
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington
A noir with a smile, and after all these years, its deft mixture of darkness and light still makes us smile.
Read Full Review >Village Voice J. Hoberman
The movie is a superb riff with a boffo finale, a terrific, cynical punch line, and a crazy closing image of Bob's Plymouth on an empty beach.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Stephen Hunter
Great picture? No. Cool picture? Oui. Not as good, I must say, as the sort of thing we moron yanks were doing on our own over here – "D.O.A." is much better.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Jack Mathews
Looks a lot like 1950s American gangster films -- particularly, John Huston's "The Asphalt Jungle" -- but it's decidedly French in its sexual candor and moral laissez-faire.
Read Full Review >New Times (L.A.) Andy Klein
Shot in stylish black and white, with a memorably low-key performance from Duchesne, Bob le Flambeur is definitely worth checking out on the big screen in a fresh print.
Read Full Review >Chicago Reader Dave Kehr
The least characteristic movie Jean-Pierre Melville ever made. It replaces his sternly fatalistic philosophizing with a benign, genuinely comic spirit, and his rigidly classical style yields to a pleasant informality.
Read Full Review >Variety Staff [not credited]
Lacks the suspense, characterization and deft direction of the predecessor "Rififi."
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 9.0 (out of 10) based on 1 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
