Bob le flambeur
Jean-Pierre Melville
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Plot Summary
Bob the Gambler has decided to give up his business in order to enjoy his hobby: gambling. However, he cannot refuse one last job proposed by a friend: to take part in an amazing raid on the Deauville casino. But that day, seeing the gaming rooms, Bob is riveted by a gambling table where he wins in an unabashed fashion, and he forgets about his role in the well-planned hold-up. Consequently, he ends up causing both himself and his accomplices to be arrested by the police.
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Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
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97%- Reviews Counted: 29
- Fresh: 28
- Rotten: 1
- Average Rating: 8.1/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: Its realism is not the reality of life, but of the kind of movies that give shape to the disordered lives of the people who watch movies.
Fresh: One of the most curious yet pleasing of all the great French film noirs.
Fresh: Great picture? No. Cool picture? Oui.
Fresh: Bob le Flambeur (1955) has a good claim to be the first film of the French New Wave.
Customer Reviews
Atmospheric Movie, Good Acting
The atmospheric and fascinating 1950s Montmartre neighborhood of Paris is the backdrop to this well acted French film noir. Bob the Gambler has been on the straight and narrow path for 20 years, but now, having gambled away his last few francs, he is tempted into one last glorious heist. The plot of the movie is less important than the shady characters you meet along the way and the girl they fight over. The movie is slower paced than we're used to today, but it really stays with you after you've seen it.
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