Incredibly atmospheric and somehow elegant and dark at the same time. The music always kicked in at just the right moment and the score is pretty great.

The whole bank robbery scene is literally an all timer, it was made so cleverly, a scene where you sit in front of your screen biting your nails because the tension won't let you sit still.

Criterion Challenge 2026

Incredibly atmospheric and somehow elegant and dark at the same time. The music always kicked in at just the right moment and the score is pretty great.

The whole bank robbery scene is literally an all timer, it was made so cleverly, a scene where you sit in front of your screen biting your nails because the tension won't let you sit still.

Criterion Challenge 2026

Très bonne maitrise du suspens (à mon sens mieux qu’un Hitchcock) , mais je suis sure que j’aurais beaucoup plus aimé/compris si ils se ressemblaient pas tous…. Ça mérite un deuxième visionnage !

Très bonne maitrise du suspens (à mon sens mieux qu’un Hitchcock) , mais je suis sure que j’aurais beaucoup plus aimé/compris si ils se ressemblaient pas tous…. Ça mérite un deuxième visionnage !

100 Film Challenge (6/100)

My second Melville film. This might be crazy to say, but I think this is better than Le Samouraï. Sure, it still has the same cool and stylish visuals, but I found this film way more enjoyable and intriguing. The heist sequence is probably one of my favorite sequences in all of cinema. It runs for around twenty-five minutes, but it's incredibly riveting and suspenseful throughout even though there is no dialogue at all. And that ending is brilliant as well. I don't want to spoil too much of it, but the film's entire message about morality and the loss of innocence is brought together in one tremendous conclusion. The blurred line between good and evil. How innocence is an impossibility, and that all men are guilty in one way or another. The police, the supposed "good guys," are cold, bureaucratic, ruthless, and corrupt, while the criminals, the supposed "bad guys," are often more honorable. They share an unbreakable bond and remain incredibly loyal to one another.I will admit I kind of lost myself around the 70–80 minute mark, but after that part of the film, I was locked in again. I really like these kinds of quiet, not-so-dialogue-heavy films, which is probably one of the reasons why this film resonated with me.My second Melville film. This might be crazy to say, but I think this is better than Le Samouraï. Sure, it still has the same cool and stylish visuals, but I found this film way more enjoyable and intriguing. The heist sequence is probably one of my favorite sequences in all of cinema. It runs for around twenty-five minutes, but it's incredibly riveting and suspenseful throughout—even though there is no dialogue at all.And the ending is brilliant as well. I don't want to spoil too much of it, but the film's entire message about morality and the loss of innocence is brought together in one tremendous conclusion. The blurred line between good and evil. How innocence is an impossibility, and that all men are guilty in one way or another. The police, the supposed "good guys," are cold, bureaucratic, ruthless, and corrupt, while the criminals, the supposed "bad guys," are often more honorable. They share an unbreakable bond and remain incredibly loyal to one another.I will admit I kind of lost myself around the 70–80 minute mark, but after that part of the film, I was locked in again. I really like these kinds of quiet, not-so-dialogue-heavy films, which is probably one of the reasons why this film resonated with me.

I can't lie, I forced myself to write this. I didn't just want to say "I really really liked the film" I had to write something. I love the film though man.

100 Film Challenge (6/100)

My second Melville film. This might be crazy to say, but I think this is better than Le Samouraï. Sure, it still has the same cool and stylish visuals, but I found this film way more enjoyable and intriguing. The heist sequence is probably one of my favorite sequences in all of cinema. It runs for around twenty-five minutes, but it's incredibly riveting and suspenseful throughout even though there is no dialogue at all. And that ending is brilliant as well. I don't want to spoil too much of it, but the film's entire message about morality and the loss of innocence is brought together in one tremendous conclusion. The blurred line between good and evil. How innocence is an impossibility, and that all men are guilty in one way or another. The police, the supposed "good guys," are cold, bureaucratic, ruthless, and corrupt, while the criminals, the supposed "bad guys," are often more honorable. They share an unbreakable bond and remain incredibly loyal to one another.I will admit I kind of lost myself around the 70–80 minute mark, but after that part of the film, I was locked in again. I really like these kinds of quiet, not-so-dialogue-heavy films, which is probably one of the reasons why this film resonated with me.My second Melville film. This might be crazy to say, but I think this is better than Le Samouraï. Sure, it still has the same cool and stylish visuals, but I found this film way more enjoyable and intriguing. The heist sequence is probably one of my favorite sequences in all of cinema. It runs for around twenty-five minutes, but it's incredibly riveting and suspenseful throughout—even though there is no dialogue at all.And the ending is brilliant as well. I don't want to spoil too much of it, but the film's entire message about morality and the loss of innocence is brought together in one tremendous conclusion. The blurred line between good and evil. How innocence is an impossibility, and that all men are guilty in one way or another. The police, the supposed "good guys," are cold, bureaucratic, ruthless, and corrupt, while the criminals, the supposed "bad guys," are often more honorable. They share an unbreakable bond and remain incredibly loyal to one another.I will admit I kind of lost myself around the 70–80 minute mark, but after that part of the film, I was locked in again. I really like these kinds of quiet, not-so-dialogue-heavy films, which is probably one of the reasons why this film resonated with me.

I can't lie, I forced myself to write this. I didn't just want to say "I really really liked the film" I had to write something. I love the film though man.

7.75/10|| pre heat heat. The colour pallet of this film is so good, the blues, dark greens, beiges, all of it. The style and blocking was also top tier, just slightly disengaged half way through though, probably more down to my attention span than anything.

7.75/10|| pre heat heat. The colour pallet of this film is so good, the blues, dark greens, beiges, all of it. The style and blocking was also top tier, just slightly disengaged half way through though, probably more down to my attention span than anything.

Le cercle , un deux trois quatre.
Le triangle, un deux trois quatre.

Le cercle , un deux trois quatre.
Le triangle, un deux trois quatre.