Hace 2 días · Jean-Pierre Melville (French: ; born Jean-Pierre Grumbach; 20 October 1917 – 2 August 1973) was a French filmmaker and actor. Among his films are Le Silence de la mer (1949), Bob le flambeur (1956), Le Doulos (1962), Le Samouraï (1967), Army of Shadows (1969) and Le Cercle Rouge (1970).
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.
It is Herman Melville. And yet, for over three decades, it was also worn by one of the French cinema's brightest lights, Jean-Pierre Melville, whose art was as revolutionary as that of the eponymous author. Jean-Pierre Grumbach was born on October 20, 1917, to a family of Alsatian Jews.
Jean-Pierre Melville, pseudonym of Jean-Pierre Grumbach, (born Oct. 20, 1917, Paris, France—died Aug. 2, 1973, Paris), 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 ...
28 de may. de 2023 · Pretty much every film written and directed by Jean-Pierre Melville is of the absolute highest quality: take Le Silence de la mer (1949) — which translates roughly to The Silence of the Sea ...
27 de may. de 2023 · D’Henri Grouès (son vrai nom) à l’abbé Pierre ... de Jean-Pierre Melville (1969). Son engagement après-guerre pour aider les pauvres, les mal-logés devient le combat de sa vie.