Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction: Jean-Pierre Melville, 'An American in Paris' 1. From Film Lover to Film-maker: The Life and Career of Jean-Pierre Melville 2. Stylistic Exercises: 24 heures de la vie d'un clown, Les Enfants terribles, Quand du liras cette lettrre 3. Melville's War: Le Silence de la mer, Léon Morin, prêtre, L'armée des ombres 4. Between the New Wave and America: Bob le flambeur, Deux hommes dans Manhattan, L'Ainé des Ferchaux 5. Série noire — films noirs: Le Doulos, Le Deuxième souffle 6. The Delon Trilogy: Le Samouraï, Le Cercle rouge, Un flic Conclusion: Neither American nor French, but Melvillian Filmography Bibliography Appendix 1: Melville's Films at the French Box Office Appendix 2: Melville's Films as Actor Appendix 3: Melville's Pantheon of Sixty-four Pre-war American Directors Index

About the Author

Ginette Vincendeau is Professor of Film Studies at the University of Warwick. She is the author or editor of numerous publications including The Encyclopedia of European Cinema, Stars and Stardom in French Cinema, Pepe le Moko and (with Alastair Phillips), the forthcoming Journeys of Desire: European Actors in Hollywood.