Code Name: Melville

20081h 16min

Mixing interviews, rare archival footage and film extracts, the film shows how Melville's works were impacted by what he experienced in his youth during WWII, and how it structured his whole approach to cinema, not only in its thematic but also in its aesthetics.

Storyline

Mixing interviews, rare archival footage and film extracts, the film shows how Melville's works were impacted by what he experienced in his youth during WWII, and how it structured his whole approach to cinema, not only in its thematic but also in its aesthetics.

Released
November 15, 2008
Runtime
1h 16min
Language
French
Production
CNC, Conseil Régional de Franche-Comté, Nocturnes Productions, Région Provence Côte d'Azur, StudioCanal, INA