A Monkey in Winter1962
Paired by the Criterion Channel, both directed by Henri Verneuil, and both starring Jean Gabin
Any Number Can Win
Mélodie en sous-sol
France, Italy / French / 1962 / 1h 58m
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Synopsis
This ice-cool crime caper bridges two generations of French cinema by bringing together longtime national screen icon Jean Gabin with hotshot rising star Alain Delon. Gabin is the career ex-con determined to pull off one last heist before he retires. Delon is the petty thief he enlists to help him rob a Cannes casino. They’ve got a seemingly perfect plan, until . . . Veteran director Henri Verneuil lends his craftsman’s touch to this jazz-inflected noir that rivals the thrillers of Jean-Pierre Melville for expertly deployed tension.
