You couldn't stop me smiling throughout Bob le Flambeur. It begins with that 5AM city feeling I like and we're plunged into the 1950s Montmartre atmosphere in which Roger Duchesne's Bob inhabits. (A pre-war star with a shady war-time record.) When asked if he's following the game with a visit to the restaurant, he says he's going home to sleep, but when his flic mate picks him up, he says he's going to the restaurant. Like Casablanca's Rick he's a man of dubious past, but integrity. It's a film noir with deadpan attitude and a beautiful ending, and there's even the casino at Deauville to admire.
Henri Decae also shot Le Samourai and Les 400 Coups and the location feel and American attitude no doubt influenced the New Wave.
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