Tag Archives: Jacques Deray

a duel of giants (film: Flic Story – Jacques Deray, 1975)

Posted on December 6, 2024 by admin

‘Flic Story‘ (1975) is one of the last films in a remarkable series of films ‘noir’ inspired by the world of French gangsters, made between the 1950s and the 1970s. The master of the genre was Jean-Pierre Melville, whose last … Continue reading →

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an immersive police investigation (film: On ne meurt que deux fois – Jacques Deray, 1985)

Posted on December 13, 2022 by admin

At first glance ‘On ne meurt que deux fois‘ (or ‘He Died with His Eyes Open‘ – the title of the English version) is another detective movie, with a police inspector investigating a murder. And yet this ‘whodunit’ style story … Continue reading →

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gangs of Marseilles (Film: Borsalino – Jean-Paul Belmondo, Alain Delon, 1970)

Posted on April 11, 2020 by admin

Half a century after the premiere, ‘Borsalino‘ directed by Jacques Deray has all the features, charm and humor of French films of the 1970s and at the same time is alert, modern and has a good chance that if relaunched … Continue reading →

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