Filmed in France in 1955 by Jules Dassin, the film is a classic of film noir. Before that, Dassin was a Hollywood director. Due to the spread of McCarthyism in the United States, many directors were put on the so-called blacklist and began to have no films to make. Dassin was also one of them. In desperation, his family Went to France and started film creation in France for more than ten years.
The reason why I mentioned the director's experience in France has a lot to do with how I felt watching this film. The classic scene of stealing jewelry in the film reminds me of Bresson's 1956 Death Row and Jacques Baker's 1960 The Hole. These two films were also shot in France, although the latter two are prison escapes. Movie, but the two situational elements of "sneaking in" and "getting out" seem to overlap to some extent: careful action planning, quiet and tense actions, and careful dealing with law enforcement, etc. This method is full of substitution, It's easy to "drag" the audience into the group and feel the power of silence.
The team production of this film will also remind people of films such as Quentin's "Reservoir Dogs" and To Qifeng's "Gun Fire".
"Death Convict Escape" is not listed here. After all, apart from the above elements, almost the male protagonist acts alone without teamwork, and the overall style of the film is quite different. And "The Hole" and "Reservoir Dogs" are very similar. The team between the same men also involves the tragic ending of loyalty and betrayal. Compared with "The Hole", this film has a bigger picture. The men betrayed in order to continue to be infatuated with money, were killed in order to protect their companions, handed over all the stolen money in order to redeem the children, and suffered gunshot wounds on the road in order to bring the children home. speeding. In addition to the fetters between members, they also have the fetters of family and love; this is also one of the important reasons that make the film go to tragedy.
At the end, vehicles shuttled through the city, and the unwitting children played in the back seat. The male protagonist endured a gunshot wound to send the child home before he died with confidence. The montage of dozens of shots allowed us to see how the man is implementing the way of loyalty. determination.
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