Du rififi chez les hommes (1955)
Last week Ryan and I rented Rififi (1955) (written by Jules Dassin, René Wheeler and Auguste Le Breton, based upon a the novel by Auguste Le Breton; directed by Jules Dassin). It’s a really cool film noir about a jewelery store heist. In the middle of the film there is an incredible 32-minutes+ sequence with zero dialogue or music, as we watch the men perform the heist. It’s very intense and a brilliant piece of filmmaking. This was a great film with some cool insights as to how the “human element” can make any flawless plan fail.
Noteworthy is how this is the first film that Dassin started and completed after being blacklisted by Hollywood.
I’ve never met this man before in my life.
Ryan
Rififi is a great film. The first time I saw the burglary scene without any sound, I was blown away. Leave it to the French (even if Dassin was American) to push the boundaries of filmmaking.