Through the selection of six of the most famous of Melville’s movies, the French Cinepanorama celebrates a major French figurehead of film noir and world cinema.
A major figurehead of film noir and world cinema, French director Jean-Pierre Melville is an inspiration to many acclaimed contemporary directors, such as Quentin Tarantino, Bertrand Tavernier, Johnnie To, or Michael Mann. Melville was an actor, a scriptwriter, a producer; however, he was first and foremost a respected director, filming actors as prominent as Alain Delon, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Catherine Deneuve, Lino Ventura and many more.