Le Deuxième Souffle
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France · 1966
2h 30m
Director Jean-Pierre Melville
Starring Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Christine Fabréga, Michel Constantin
Genre Action, Drama, Crime
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With his customary restraint and ruthless attention to detail, director Jean-Pierre Melville follows the parallel tracks of French underworld criminal Gu (the inimitable Lino Ventura), escaped from prison and roped into one last robbery, and the suave inspector, Blot (Paul Meurisse), relentlessly seeking him. The implosive Le deuxième souffle captures the pathos, loneliness, and excitement of a life in the shadows with methodical suspense and harrowing authenticity, and contains one of the most thrilling heist sequences Melville ever shot.
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