Rififi Comments

  • Hilton 2022-01-29 08:05:54

    The brilliance of the four-and-a-half-star, half-hour stealing scene is that the French film realistic style (depth of field, long-shot scheduling, push-pull to achieve single-shot inner montage narrative effect, matching and linkage of actions inside and outside the screen) and Hollywood narrative skills (dissolving) Timeliness is expressed, cross editing enhances the sense of tension, and the contraction and release of scenes are fully integrated, which does not rely too much on the narrative...

  • Jaylen 2022-01-29 08:05:54

    A European film made by an American. The plot of the theft was filmed so that the audience also quieted down with the characters and held their breath, as if they were participating in the theft together. In the end, the situation of being shot and dying and fleeing by car is also very...

Extended Reading

Rififi quotes

  • Jo le Suedois: [walking down a street] "Ferrugia," pricey custom-made boots for the missus.

    Tony le Stéphanois: Is opens when?

    Jo le Suedois: Late. "Tecla," cultured pearls, costume junk. Opens at 10:00. Florist. Salesgirl has the biggest boobs in town.

  • Viviane: [singing] I got a guy who knows what's what, He ain't the kind to bust a gut, He's got lotsa philosophy, Only he's too sweet on "rififi," If another guy just gives me a nod, Right away he goes for his rod, He tips his hat and yes, sirree! It's time for some "rififi," I step in, but he don't give a damn, He points me out and says: scram! And when he's back after a while, He's got this nasty little smile, And sure as sure can be, I'm next in line for "rififi"...

Rififi

Director: Jules Dassin

Language: French,Italian,English Release date: June 5, 1956