THE FRENCH HAD A NAME FOR IT '21
RETURN OF THE SUPPRESSED •"GREAT FILMS, LESS FILLING!"
OCT 24 • NOV 12-14 • DEC 12 / ROXIE THEATRE
Presented by Mid-Century Productions
SUN MATINÉE, OCT 24
Belmondo before BREATHLESS
(1959) 2:00
(1958) 3:45
SUN EVENING, OCT 24
Gabin: Familiar & Rare
TOUCHEZ PAS AU GRISBI
HANDS OFF THE LOOT!
(1954) 6:45
DES GENS SANS IMPORTANCE
PEOPLE OF NO IMPORTANCE
(1956) 8:30
FRI, NOV 12
Hossein Tribute
TOI LE VENIN
BLONDE IN A WHITE CAR
(1958) 6:00
LA MORT D'UN TUEUR
DEATH OF A KILLER
(1964) 7:45
(1970) 9:20
SAT MATINÉE, NOV 13
At the dawn of film noir
LES AMOURS DE MINUIT
THE LOVERS OF MIDNIGHT
(1931) 1:30
AU NOM DE LA LOI
IN THE NAME OF THE LAW
(1932) 3:45
SAT EVENING, NOV 13
The best of '65
COMPARTIMENT TUEURS
THE SLEEPING CAR MURDERS
(1965) 6:30
PIÈGE POUR CENDRILLON
TRAP FOR CINDERELLA
(1965) 8:30
SUN MATINÉE, NOV 14
Vampiric "heroes"
LE SILENCE DE LA MER
THE SILENCE OF THE SEA
(1949) 1:30
LE VAMPIRE DE DÜSSELDORF
THE SECRET KILLER
(1965) 3:15
SUN EVENING, NOV 14
Triangles have sharp edges!
VOICI LE TEMPS DES ASSASSINS
DEADLIER THAN THE MALE
(1956) 6:30
VOYAGE SANS ESPOIR
JOURNEY WITHOUT HOPE
(1943) 8:45
SUN MATINÉE, DEC 12
NOIR NOEL: Hossein Tribute
LES SALAUDS VONT EN ENFER
THE WICKED GO TO HELL
(1956) 2:00
(1962) 3:30
SUNDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 24GABIN: FAMILIAR & RARE
HANDS OFF THE LOOT! / TOUCHEZ PAS AU GRISBI 6:45
Jean Gabin as a slick gangster hoping to retire on his last job, but complications in the underworld get in the way. With Lino Ventura & a young Jeanne Moreau. The film that started the "heist film mystique" & still holds sway over how French noir is perceived.
(1954) 94 mins. Dir. Jacques Becker. Screenplay, Jacques Becker and Maurice Griffe, from the novel by Albert Simonin. Photographed by Pierre Montazel. Music by Jean Wiener. With Jean Gabin, Jeanne Moreau, René Dary, Lino Ventura, Paul Frankeur, Dora Doll, Daniel Cauchy.
SUNDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 24
PEOPLE OF NO IMPORTANCE / DES GENS SANS IMPORTANCE 8:30
Poignant, downbeat story of a trucker (Gabin) and a young waitress (Françoise Arnoul) who find love until darker realities set in. Masterfully intimate filmmaking from a director known more for his rowdy action films. "Criminally unknown film with Gabin at his best"—Jeff Stafford, Cinema Sojourns
(1956) 101 min. Dir. Henri Verneuil. Screenplay by Henri Verneuil. Photography by Louis Page. Music by Joseph Kosma. With Jean Gabin, Françoise Arnoul, Pierre Mondy, Yvette Etiévant, Dany Carrel, Nane Germon.
