Code Name: Melville (TV 2008)
"Sous le nom de Melville" (original title)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Olivier Bohler

Writer:

Olivier Bohler

Stars:

Michel Dreyfus-Schmidt, Leo Fortel, Pierre Grasset

Cast

Credited cast:
Michel Dreyfus-Schmidt	...	Himself
Leo Fortel	...	Himself
Pierre Grasset	...	Himself
Laurent Grousset	...	Himself
Rémy Grumbach	...	Himself
Masahiro Kobayashi	...	Himself
André S. Labarthe	...	Himself
Philippe Labro	...	Himself
Jean-Jacques Nataf	...	Himself
Rui Nogueira	...	Himself
Volker Schlöndorff	...	Himself
Bertrand Tavernier	...	Himself
Johnnie To	...	Himself
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
François Chalais	...	Himself (archive footage)
Jacques Chancel	...	Himself (voice) (archive footage)

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.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French Japanese Cantonese

Release Date:

27 March 2010 (France)

Also Known As:

Code Name: Melville

Filming Locations:

Belfort, Territoire de Belfort, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC), Conseil Régional de Franche-Comté, Institut National de l'Audiovisuel (INA)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

76 min 76 min (festival cut)

Color:

Color Black and White (archive footage)

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

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