4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Apr 14, 2020
Army of Shadows is another film from Jean Pierre-Melville that falls back into the realm of the autobiographical, even as it’s based on a book by French journalist Joseph Kessel. Because Melville, a resistance fighter himself, had a previous history with this very same world. The names and da read more
Army of Shadows (L’armee des ombres) Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville Written by Jean-Pierre Melville from a novel by Joseph Kesel 1969/France IMDb link First viewing/Criterion Channel I love Melville and the actors in the great cast. The plot was a tad too convoluted and dialogue-free read more
In which I explain why Simone Signoret is amazing (and some other stuff). Director Jean-Pierre Melville is famous for his lack of female characters, and the few women who do populate his universe frankly don’t have much character. Women are generally superfluous in Melville’s films; he is fascinat read more
In which I explain why Simone Signoret is amazing (and some other stuff). Director Jean-Pierre Melville is famous for his lack of female characters, and the few women who do populate his universe frankly don’t have much character. Women are generally superfluous in Melville’s films; he is fascinat read more
Director Jean-Pierre Melville is famous for his lack of female characters, and the few women who do populate his universe frankly don’t have much character. Women are generally superfluous in Melville’s films; he is fascinated by (and makes fascinating) relationships among men. So the fact that read more
Once again, I seem to have chosen the one of the least typical examples of the genre for a genre-based blogathon. “L’armée des ombres” (“Army of Shadows”), Jean-Pierre Melville’s 1969 film about a small group of French Resistance fighters during World War II, is undeniably a spy film. And read more
