this was probably a new and exciting thing but past the deep sense of loyalty thats been all so present throughout the film noir and crime genre's, i don't see anything that good.
oke well the performances are stellar and i do really like the cinematography. jean pierre melville definitely is a veteran of the film noir or at least he knows the genre very well but where as the other melville film i've seen, le cercle rouge is great in its screenplay as it is a solid action film.....le doulos feels much more like a retread i've seen many times again and its sense of "paranoia" is something thats not entirely the films fault but i really hate when a film has that one of its main themes and then its kinda shit at displaying any paranoia.
Le Doulos
Raw! Shocking! Savage!
Rating
1.5 (1)
Release Date
12/13/1962Runtime
108 minsOverview
Enigmatic gangster Silien may or may not be responsible for informing on Faugel, who was just released from prison and is already involved in what should be a simple heist. By the end of this brutal, twisting, and multilayered policier, who will be left to trust?
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ReleasedOriginal Language
FrenchBudget
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A suffocating noir spiral where nothing is certain and no one is safe, a cat-and-mouse game between criminals where the greatest danger comes from your supposed allies.
Mood
TenseParanoidBleakUnsettling
Themes
BetrayalCrimeCorruption
Tone
Bleak
Pacing
Steady
Look
NaturalisticHigh-contrast
Structure
Nonlinear
Heads up
Graphic violence
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