Le Deuxieme Souffle [Criterion Collection]

Le Deuxieme Souffle [Criterion Collection]

Director: Jean-Pierre Melville Cast: Lino Ventura
Lino Ventura
, Paul Meurisse
Paul Meurisse
, Raymond Pellegrin
Raymond Pellegrin
, Christine Fabrega
Christine Fabrega
, Pierre Zimmer
Pierre Zimmer
Le Deuxieme Souffle [Criterion Collection]

Le Deuxieme Souffle [Criterion Collection]

Director: Jean-Pierre Melville Cast: Lino Ventura
Lino Ventura
, Paul Meurisse
Paul Meurisse
, Raymond Pellegrin
Raymond Pellegrin
, Christine Fabrega
Christine Fabrega
, Pierre Zimmer
Pierre Zimmer

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Overview

In this crime thriller, veteran gangster Gustave escapes from prison to find his sister is being blackmailed by some petty thugs. He plans one last caper to steal enough money in hopes of retiring to a tropical paradise. However, he and his gang are sought by a detective.

Product Details

Release Date: 10/07/2008
UPC: 0715515032926
Original Release: 1966
Rating: NR
Source: CRITERION
Region Code: 1
Presentation: [B&W, Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Mono]
Language: English
Time: 2:24:00
Sales rank: 14,163

Special Features

New, restored high-definition digital transfer; Audio commentary featuring film scholar Ginette Vincendeau, author of Jean-Pierre Melville: An American in Paris, and film critic Geoff Andrew of the british film institute; New video interview with director Bertrand Tavernier, who served as publicity agent on the film; Archival footage featuring interviews with Melville and actor Lino Ventura; Original theatrical trailer; New and improved English subtitle translation; Plus: a new essay by film critic Adrian Danks

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Lino Ventura Gustave Minda
Paul Meurisse Inspector Blot
Raymond Pellegrin Paul Ricci
Christine Fabrega Actor
Pierre Zimmer Orloff
Marcel Bozzuffi Ricci
Michel Constantin Alban
Paul Frankeur Fardiano
Mel Ferrer Actor
Bernard G?rard Composer

Technical Credits
Jean-Pierre Melville Screenwriter
Jos? Giovanni Screenwriter

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Le Deuxihme Souffle
1. Opening Credits [:58]
2. Escape [5:01]
3. Marseille, November 20, 11:00 P.M. [4:53]
4. Inspector Blot [5:31]
5. Marseille, November 22 [:35]
6. Paris, November 23, 12:25 A.M. [7:57]
7. Professionals [1:43]
8. The Hideout [3:03]
9. Jo and Paul Ricci [1:46]
10. Orloff [3:35]
11. Blot and Manouche [3:27]
12. A Romantic Dinner [4:20]
13. Blot Pays a Visit to Jo's Club [6:06]
14. Novermber 25... [8:34]
15. November 26... [1:34]
16. November 27... [5:06]
17. December 10... [2:40]
18. Orloff Propose a Substitute [3:40]
19. The Night of December 27-28 [2:05]
20. December 28... [4:44]
21. The Heist [13:11]
22. "This Place Belongs to My In-Laws" [4:12]
23. Blot Goes Ballistic [5:16]
24. Vanishing [5:00]
25. The Angel Nevada [6:00]
26. Interrogations [8:25]
27. Casing the Meeting Spot [3:56]
28. The Meeting [4:04]
29. A New Confession [7:22]
30. "Not Until I Clear My Name" [4:44]
31. "My Word Is Enough" [5:11]
32. "You Dropped Something" [3:53]
33. End Credits [1:15]
1. Color Bars [:20]
1. Introduction [:58]
2. A Film Gris [5:01]
3. Differences From the Novel [4:53]
4. Paul Meurisse and the Long Take [5:31]
5. Franco-American Hybrid [:35]
6. Lino Ventura [7:57]
7. Sympathy for An Assassin [1:43]
8. The Professional Ethos of Gangsters [3:03]
9. Bourgeois Gangsters [1:46]
10. Loyalty and Betrayal [3:35]
11. Abstraction [3:27]
12. Sexlessness [4:20]
13. The Police and the Underworld [6:06]
14. Gu Senses the Trap [8:34]
15. Jacques Becker [1:34]
16. Howard Hawks [5:06]
17. Ventura and Army of Shadows [2:40]
18. The Laws of the Genre [3:40]
19. A Parody of Domesticity [2:05]
20. Too American [4:44]
21. Cinema of Process [13:11]
22. Precision Filmmaking [4:12]
23. Gu's Tragic Mistake [5:16]
24. Economy of Direction [5:00]
25. Jean Negroni As George Raft [6:00]
26. The Ben Barka Affair [8:25]
27. Critical Battles [3:56]
28. A"Right-Wing Anarchist" [4:04]
29. Gu's Enemies [7:22]
30. Gu's Sartorial Evolution [4:44]
31. Melville and Masculinity [5:11]
32. Blot and Gu [3:53]
33. The Pinnacle of His Career [1:15]
1. Color Bars [:20]
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