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221 - Un flic
Jean-Pierre Melville's final film, Un flic (A Cop), has a bleak feel, its characters isolated amongst harsh architecture and the neverending business of cops and robbers. Alain Delon's cop follows the trail of Richard Crenna's thief, whilst handling informants, other cases, and an occasional relationship with Catherine Deneuve. It's a film in which feeling shows through small actions, glances, and behaviour. The cop has seen the worst of humanity and carries a weariness with him, but that just makes his capability for generous gestures more meaningful. Mike remarks upon the similarity between…
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