Le Doulos (1962)
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Reviews Counted:19
Fresh:18
Rotten:1
Average Rating:8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: This complex thriller follows the fatalistic relationship between two men: Maurice, a crook just out of prison and Silien (Belmondo), who may or may not be a Doulos (a kind of high-class informer).... [More]
Starring: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Serge Reggiani, Michel Piccoli, Jean Desailly
Director: Jean-Pierre Melville
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Reviews for Le Doulos
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 3.5/4 |
Le Doulos roots itself in traditional noir themes of providence, of loyalty and betrayal, of male codes of honor, and ultimately of man's inability to escape his lot in life. Full Review |
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3/4 |
The macho criminal underworld of French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Melville has a nasty, nearly misogynistic edge here... Full Review |
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3/4 |
As good as Melville's setups are, the joys of the movie keep returning to Belmondo, then and now the king of effortless cool. Full Review |
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Even if you're not a fan of this sort of narrative trickery, it must be said that Le Doulos is simply a hell of a thriller ... Full Review |
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5/5 |
A tour de force. Full Review |
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The movie is a tough, stylish, deliciously complex labyrinth of underworld double-crosses that, like most of the other Melville noirs, ultimately celebrates honor among thieves. Full Review |
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Even back in 1962, Melville made the usual suspects feel new by wrapping them in gorgeous desolation. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
A cool, classy treat. Full Review |
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A slippery, gripping cops-and-robbers thriller, full of twists and turns and ending with a tragicomic shootout you'll never forget. Full Review |
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3/4 |
Melville is a mythmaker. His characters are archetypes of the cinema, specifically American cinema, though his outlook is unmistakably French, tinged with romanticism. Full Review |
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Few films have focused so intently on proper underworld etiquette. Full Review |
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 2/5 |
Mr. Belmondo, as usual, maintains a sinister air, but it has no particular meaning, beyond showing that a crook is a crook is a crook. Full Review |
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Melville's complete absorption of American crime movies is on full display in Le Doulos, but the film never feels like a French version of an American movie. Full Review |
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It's a dark post-noir thriller enhanced by superb performances and sparkling black and white cinematography. Full Review |
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Another classic entry in the Melville Gallic noir canon, immaculately realised and bolstered by the strong presence of Belmondo. Full Review |
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It is one of the director’s very best films. Full Review |
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Jean-Pierre Melville's existentialized gangster films are one of the glories of the French cinema, American forms played out with European self-consciousness. Full Review |
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