Jacques Becker’s “Touchez pas au Grisbi,” one of the most famous and influential of all French crime movies, is a sophisticated thriller rich with anachronisms, character and world-weary style. It’s a ...
Amazon Studios announced Monday it has struck exclusive first-look deals with Bona Fide Productions, Killer Films and Le Grisbi Productions. Bona Fide and Killer Films will each have first-look deals ...
With its impenetrable title and unmatchable cast, the classic 1953 “Touchez Pas au Grisbi” (Don’t Touch the Loot) is a wonderful treasure from the seemingly inexhaustible cornucopia of crackling ...
Jacques Becker, who did such a fine job in painting the turn-of-the-century apache milieu in Casque D'Or, brings the same care and psychological overtones to a film on the modern racketeer element.
In a surprising, self-sufficient domestic interlude, he opens one of the Champagne bottles that fill his fridge, and carves foie gras for his guest. Then he doles out striped pyjamas, toothbrush and ...
Jean Gabin is at his most wearily romantic as aging gangster Max le Menteur in the Jacques Becker gem Touchez pas au grisbi (Hands Off the Loot!). Having pulled off the heist of a lifetime, Max looks ...
Jacques Becker’s 1953 gangster drama gets a rerelease, offering an intriguing challenge for today’s frantic, impatient audiences. Nominally a story about two aging hoods (Jean Gabin and René Dary) ...