Gothamist: The Cinecultist's Weekly DVD Pick: Luscious Noir Edition

Harry Smith

Wed, 16 May 2007 14:16:13 -0500

Melville's "Bob le Flambeur" (Bob the Gambler) from 1955 is much, much better than either Le Samouraï or Le Cercle Rouge, even with Alain Delon. If you need a Delon fix, try his portrayal of Tom Ripley in René Clément's film of Patricia Highsmith's The Talented Mr. Ripley. It's called "Plein Soleil" (1960), and it's much more fun than the Matt Damon monstrosity.

karen cinecultist

Wed, 16 May 2007 09:05:07 -0500

of course.

matty

Wed, 16 May 2007 08:50:30 -0500

So it is on criterion? Could i netflix this?

luke

Tue, 15 May 2007 19:47:43 -0500

Yeah when I heard that it was coming out on Criterion I was pretty excited. My friends and I bombarded Criterion with emails asking if they would release it and although I'm sure they were already doing it when we emailed, I like to think my little campaign pushed them over the edge. So, ah, you're all very welcome.

squeeing in delight

Tue, 15 May 2007 16:57:21 -0500

I saw that at Film Forum last year and absolutely loved it. It was also one of those movies I felt I needed to watch again to pick up on everything, so thanks for the tip on the DVD!