First of all, apologies to Mr. Charles Dickens, for borrowing a title..
This movie, which i Like very much (one should never say he loves a movie, love belongs to the relation between humans of opposite sexes, not to works of art, or even God). This Movie basically, tells the same story as RIFIFI. THey are both spoken in French and acted by Frenchmen (and French Women, of course) Cercle Rouge was directed by a Frenchman (actually Alsatian) with Great French Actors (Delon, Bourvil, Périer). RIFIFI was directed by the American Jules Dassin with a Belgian actor (Jean Servais, some French, mostly the female roles, and himself plays an Italian (César, the man who breaks all safes, as Julius Caesar conquered most of Europe, both are betrayed by women). To keep it simple, which one is the best? RIFIFI, of course. It's 5 times more human, depicts Paris more correctly. I first visited Paris in January 1966. Melville with his Americam Automobiles and Jazz Bands in Cabarets, look like an idiot. Of course, he never was. Just the wrong man in the wrong place. After all his name was Grumbach..
This movie, which i Like very much (one should never say he loves a movie, love belongs to the relation between humans of opposite sexes, not to works of art, or even God). This Movie basically, tells the same story as RIFIFI. THey are both spoken in French and acted by Frenchmen (and French Women, of course) Cercle Rouge was directed by a Frenchman (actually Alsatian) with Great French Actors (Delon, Bourvil, Périer). RIFIFI was directed by the American Jules Dassin with a Belgian actor (Jean Servais, some French, mostly the female roles, and himself plays an Italian (César, the man who breaks all safes, as Julius Caesar conquered most of Europe, both are betrayed by women). To keep it simple, which one is the best? RIFIFI, of course. It's 5 times more human, depicts Paris more correctly. I first visited Paris in January 1966. Melville with his Americam Automobiles and Jazz Bands in Cabarets, look like an idiot. Of course, he never was. Just the wrong man in the wrong place. After all his name was Grumbach..