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Le Deuxième Souffle (1966)

Le Deuxième Souffle (1966)
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Veteran gangster Gustave (Lino Ventura) escapes from prison to find his sister is being blackmailed by some petty thugs in this crime thriller. He plans one last caper to steal enough money in hopes of retiring to a tropical paradise. He and his gang are sought by a detective (Paul Meurisse), the cop who plays by the book and avoids the sadistic torture practiced by his less-honorable cohorts. Soon Gustave is caught between the police and the double-crossing gangsters and discovers too late that there is no honor among thieves. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

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Starring:
Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, (more)
Director(s):
Jean-Pierre Melville
Format(s):
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Synopsis of Le Deuxième Souffle

Veteran gangster Gustave (Lino Ventura) escapes from prison to find his sister is being blackmailed by some petty thugs in this crime thriller. He plans one last caper to steal enough money in hopes of retiring to a tropical paradise. He and his gang are sought by a detective (Paul Meurisse), the cop who plays by the book and avoids the sadistic torture practiced by his less-honorable cohorts. Soon Gustave is caught between the police and the double-crossing gangsters and discovers too late that there is no honor among thieves. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
144 mins

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Director(s):
Jean-Pierre Melville
Writer(s):
Jean-Pierre Melville, José Giovanni
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    David B.

    I mean, what are these star ratings in comparison to? If they are in comparison to recent American gang/heist films, then it gets a four or four and a half. If you're comparing it specifically to the French film noir genre, then it gets a little less. It's not the best Melville, but it is mostly compelling, and it features a great cast. Melville's Le Samourai is a better film, and Souffle feels like the warm-up in comparison.

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    Daniel B.

    If one is a fan of Melville-directed neo-realism French gangster films, this is well worth watching. Surely it is dated and subtitles are always a slight inconvenience, but this is a worth-while exercise in the genre, a French version of crook on the run, with parallels to a good Bogart film with Gallic finesse.

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    Stephen H.

    it's french with english subtitles! boring and hard to follow. not obvious from description. watched 15 min. very confusing. gave up.

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