A Bout de Souffle
1961
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Jean-Pierre Grumbach (20 October 1917 – 2 August 1973), known professionally as Jean-Pierre Melville (French:), was a French filmmaker. Considered a spiritual father of the French New Wave, he was one of the first fully-independent French filmmakers to achieve commercial and critical success.
Jean-Pierre Melville. Writer: Le Samouraï. The name "Melville" is not immediately associated with film. It conjures up images of white whales and crackbrained captains, of naysaying notaries and soup-spilling sailors. It is the countersign to a realm of men and their deeds, both heroic and villainous.
Aug 24, 2015 · Born Jean-Pierre Grumbach and adopting the moniker “Melville” after his favorite American author, he fought as part of the French Resistance during WWII, and started making independent films...
Jean-Pierre Melville est un réalisateur et scénariste français, né le 20 octobre 1917 dans le 9 e arrondissement de Paris et mort le 2 août 1973 dans le 13 e arrondissement de Paris.
Jul 29, 2024 · Jean-Pierre Melville was a French motion-picture director whose early films strongly influenced the directors of the New Wave, the innovative French film movement of the late 1950s. Grumbach’s enthusiasm for American culture prompted him to change his name to that of his favourite writer, Herman.
Jul 26, 2024 · A preview of Film Forum's upcoming retrospective on towering French noir filmmaker Jean-Pierre Melville, the creator of the modern cinematic hitman.
One of the very few filmmakers we deeply cherish above almost all others and whose work we hold in the greatest esteem is Jean-Pierre Melville, the highly influential French filmmaker who reached his peak in the sixties, and succumbed to a heart attack at the age of only fifty-five.
