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Le Deuxieme Souffle (1966). Another great gangster film by Melville. i think that most detractors dis on this film for being too long. But there is a difference between being too long and a movie that happens to be long. There is nothing that should have, or even could have, been edited out. Melville always spends lots of time in the actual caper, giving them a real time feel. That this movie takes its time developing characters and the story is blessing and not a distraction. Melville also did a great job giving this one a clostraphobic feel for much of the film, only to open it up in the middle with great effect. If ya like hard-boiled characters and films with likable villains (Ventura was awesome), great detectives (Meurisse was equally awesome), intrigues, betrayals, twists, and the "code," then this film will be anything but too long. Ashe.
derek
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