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LE DEUXIÈME SOUFFLE
Jean-Pierre Melville

France • 1966 • 144 minutes • Black and White • 1.66:1 • French
With his customary restraint and ruthless attention to detail, director Jean-Pierre Melville follows the parallel tracks of French underworld criminal Gu (the inimitable Lino Ventura), escaped from prison and roped into one last robbery, and the suave inspector, Blot (Paul Meurisse), relentlessly seeking him. The implosive Le deuxième souffle captures the pathos, loneliness, and excitement of a life in the shadows with methodical suspense and harrowing authenticity, and contains one of the most thrilling heist sequences Melville ever shot.

DISC FEATURES
  • New, restored high-definition digital transfer
  • Audio commentary by film scholar Ginette Vincendeau, author of Jean-Pierre Melville: An American in Paris, and film critic Geoff Andrew of the British Film Institute
  • New video interview with director Bertrand Tavernier, who served as publicity agent on the film
  • Archival footage featuring interviews with Melville and actor Lino Ventura
  • Original theatrical trailer
  • New and improved subtitle translation
  • PLUS: A new essay by film critic Adrian Danks
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