Led by a short, rotund man who carries a briefcase and speaks as if conserving his last reserves of emotion, the heroes of Army of Shadows engage in little of what counts for action these days. And ...
Film Forum is presenting a restored version of Jean-Pierre Melville’s “Army of Shadows” (1969) on the heels of its retrospective dedicated to the revered director. By many lights, this late film is ...
In 1969, celebrated French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Melville (Bob le Flambeur, Le Samouraï) released Army of Shadows, a bleak World War II epic that follows a small group of men involved in the French ...