
Fresh out of prison and hell-bent on revenge, the recently paroled burglar, Maurice Faugel, finds himself, once more, on the run from the police after what should have been a quick and simple robbery. Now, under shady circumstances, everything points to Maurice's former friend and partner-in-crime, Silien: a cold-blooded, stony-faced gangster who has a reputation for being an unscrupulous informer. However, did Silien truly rat on Faugel? After all, in the heart of the ruthle... (Full plot summary below)
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Fresh out of prison and hell-bent on revenge, the recently paroled burglar, Maurice Faugel, finds himself, once more, on the run from the police after what should have been a quick and simple robbery. Now, under shady circumstances, everything points to Maurice's former friend and partner-in-crime, Silien: a cold-blooded, stony-faced gangster who has a reputation for being an unscrupulous informer. However, did Silien truly rat on Faugel? After all, in the heart of the ruthless Parisian underworld where one must choose between lying or dying, Silien seems willing to redeem his already tattered reputation, of course, in his own twisted way. In the end, is the so-called honour among thieves nothing but a mere myth?
Leave your thoughts about Le Doulos.
| Los Angeles CityBeatAndy KleinEven if you're not a fan of this sort of narrative trickery, it must be said that Le Doulos is simply a hell of a thriller ... |
| Total FilmTom DawsonSuperbly shot in high-contrast monochrome, it unfolds in a stylised universe where character is defined by actions and costumes rather than words. |
| CinePassionFernando F. CroceThe Möbius strip of noir ambiguity, as hard and shivery and tortuous as can be |
| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEven back in 1962, Melville made the usual suspects feel new by wrapping them in gorgeous desolation. |
| Times (UK)Catherine PearsonJean-Pierre Melville presents a murky criminal underworld in his gangland classic. |
| GuardianPeter BradshawI can never watch it without a bowel-liquefaction of fear. |
| Sun Publications (Chicago, IL)Josh LarsenThe macho criminal underworld of French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Melville has a nasty, nearly misogynistic edge here... |
| Detroit Free PressJohn MonaghanAs good as Melville's setups are, the joys of the movie keep returning to Belmondo, then and now the king of effortless cool. |
| Not Coming to a Theater Near YouMatt BaileyMelville's complete absorption of American crime movies is on full display in Le Doulos, but the film never feels like a French version of an American movie. |
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldThe movie is a tough, stylish, deliciously complex labyrinth of underworld double-crosses that, like most of the other Melville noirs, ultimately celebrates honor among thieves. |