Hollywood crime films were all action, packed into ninety minutes. Foreign films took their time; took too much time, perhaps. Akira Kurosawa and Jean-Pierre Melville paced their policiers such that the full weight of the crimes was felt. They weigh heavily on Lino Ventura.
LE DEUXIEME SOUFFLE
Jean-Pierre Melville
1966
Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Raymond Pellegrin, Christine Fabréga, Marcel Bozzuffi
Screenplay by Jean-Pierre Melville and José Giovanni; adapted from the novel Le Deuxième Souffle by José Giovanni