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Old 05-16-2010, 05:17 PM   #6304 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by NumberNineDream View Post
Yup I know all the names, there's also Cocteau , Tati and Abel Gance (... and many others - My Uni's French, so I know the whole package). I even read the books that got adapted into these movies... it's just that I never found these DVDs this easily, to just dig in.
If you get the chance check out Bob Le Flambeur. 1956. Predates the French New Wave by 4 years and is one of the coolest films I have ever seen. Rififfi is also a fantastic heist movie with it's near 30 min heist scene filmed in almost total silence. Superb film.
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