Bob Le Flambeur

The lightest movie of Jean-Pierre Melville's career, BOB LE FLAMBEUR is the story of an aging gambler and his attempt to end a lifelong streak of bad luck by pulling off the ultimate heist. Considered an important precursor of the French New Wave, this low-budget film was described by its creator as "not a pure policier, but a comedy of manners" and also as "a love-letter to Paris."

Bob the Gambler (Roger Duchesne), a 50-year-old ex-thief who is down on his luck, is seated in a cafe with Paulo (Daniel Cauchy), an admiring young protege, when in walks Anne (Isabelle Corey), a sexy teenager, accompanied by Marc (Gerard Buhr), a pimp. Bob scares Marc off and...