Your favourite Noir films?
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misspaddylee — 9 years ago(February 08, 2017 03:41 PM)
How nice of you to remember. We've had some fun gabs over the years.
I've slipped away these past few months, but it wasn't intentional. Just - life. I could never have envisioned a time when these boards would be no more.
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dreadon — 9 years ago(February 08, 2017 06:37 PM)
Miss Paddy, I remember you from the "What movies did you see last week LITE" threads. Earlier I was trying to remember the names of the regular posters and for the life of me I just could not remember any of them. Although once I saw your post here it came back to me like a flash of light.
I hope you are doing well and land happily on another forum. And thank you for all the insights and recommendations you have provided over the years.
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misspaddylee — 9 years ago(February 11, 2017 04:12 PM)
I recall you from those LITE threads as well. It was a pleasant way to get to know some nice folks.
I've been writing a classic movie blog (caftanwoman.com) for the last few years and have gotten to know even more fascinating movie fans. Check out the Classic Movie Blog Association for a lot of good reading, if you have the time and inclination.
I hope that life is treating you kindly.
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Aloysius_von_der_Trenck — 9 years ago(February 08, 2017 01:38 PM)
Many of my favourites have already been mentioned here and I don't like repetitions.
A masterpiece:
Louis Malle's
Ascenseur pour l'échafaud
('Elevator to the Gallows') (1958)
Another French film: Jacques Becker's
Touchez pas au grisbi (1954)
('Honour Among Thieves' in the UK, sometimes). I never get tired of watching it. A superb Jean Gabin as a mature man ('Max le Menteur') just a few days before he turned 50. -
Aloysius_von_der_Trenck — 9 years ago(February 08, 2017 02:25 PM)
I really will have to do a top 120 french noir list.
I would like to see it, but alas, you won't be able to 'publish' it here (unless you do it very soon), since the IMDb Lusitania will be torpedoed and sunk in only ten days
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mgtbltp — 9 years ago(February 08, 2017 03:29 PM)
Well here is a list I found of the relatively unknown
French Film Noir
1947: Les gosses mènent l'enquête (Maurice Labro)
1950: Le roi du bla bla bla (Maurice Labro)
1951: Le bagnard (Willy Rozier)
1955: Interdit de séjour (Maurice de Canonge, based on André Héléna's novel)
1955: Le Couteau sous la gorge (Jacques Séverac)
1955: Sophie et le crime (Pierre Gaspard-Huit)
1959: La nuit des espions (Robert Hossein, based on Frédéric Dard's novel)
1960: Le pain des Jules (Jacques Séverac, based on Ange Bastiani's novel)
1960: Le Saint mène la danse (Jacques Nahum)
1960: Préméditation (André Berthomieu, based on Frédéric Dard's novel)
1961: Les bras de la nuit (Jacques Guymont, based on Frédéric Dard's novel)
1961: Espions à l'affût (Max Pécas)
1961: Dans la gueule du loup (1961, based on James Hadley Chase's novel)
1961: Callaghan remet ça (Willy Rozier)
1962: Maléfices (Henri Decoin)
1962: Jusqu'à plus soif (Maurice Labro, based on Jean Amila's novel)
1962: Dossier 1413 (Alfred Rode)
1962: Portrait-robot (Paul Paviot)
1963: Méfiez-vous, mesdames (André Hunebelle, based on Ange Bastiani's novel)
1963: Le captif (Maurice Labro)
1963: Des frissons partout (Raoul André)
1963: Les femmes d'abord (Raoul André)
1964: Les durs à cuire ou Comment supprimer son prochain sans perdre l'appétit (Jacques Pinoteau)
1965: Espions à l'affût (Max Pécas)
1965: La tête du client (Jacques Poitrenaud)
1965: Corrida pour un espion (Maurice Labro)
1965: Les chiens dans la nuit (Willy Rozier)
1966: Brigade antigangs (Bernard Borderie, based on Auguste Le Breton's novel)
1966: L'homme de Mykonos (René Gainville)
1967: La peur et l'amour (Max Pécas)
1967: Les racines du mal (Maurice Cam, based on Louis C. Thomas' novel)
1968: La main noire (Max Pécas)
1968: Le démoniaque (René Gainville)
1970: L'ardoise (Claude Bernard-Aubert, based on Pierre Lesou's novel)
1972: Un cave (Gilles Grangier)
1972: Les intrus (Sergio Gobbi)
1974: la main à couper (Etienne Périer, based on Pierre Salva's novel)
1977: Le coeur froid (Henri Helman, based on Georges-Jean Arnaud's novel)
1989: Le crime d'Antoine (Marc Rivière, based on Dominique Roulet's novel)
1993: Coma (Denys Granier-Deferre, based on Frédéric Dard's novel)
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CanterburyTale — 9 years ago(February 08, 2017 03:43 PM)
Aloysius,I adore Touchez Pas Au Grisbi! What a superb film.Jean Gabin is one of my favourite actors of any nationality (Le Jour Se Leve; Quai Des Brumes; Pepe Le Moko), and Jacques Becker's direction is phenomenal (I also love his prison drama Le Trou). Again, I was uncertain as to whether Touchezwould be considered "Noir", but it certainly is a fantastic film, so it gets my vote!
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CanterburyTale — 9 years ago(February 08, 2017 03:52 PM)
Thanks very much for the recommendation, Tim.I have not come across Gas-Oil before, but from the synopsis and stars, it looks right up my street.Much obliged.
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