Part way through watching Quai des Orfèvres and I thought Mathieu Amalric could play the police inspector in a remake. Then I remembered that Wes Anderson modelled Amalric’s character in The French Dispatch on Louis Jouvet’s character and it all made sense.
Some French noir on the final weekend of #Noirvember with Henri-Georges Clouzot’s 1947 film QUAI DES ORFÈVRES on MUBI. 🎥
View of the sky as the week ended.
For tonight’s #Noirvember viewing I’m watching Fritz Lang’s 1953 film THE BLUE GARDENIA for the first time. 🎥
My #Noirvember viewing tonight is the 1954 film BLACK WIDOW directed by Nunnally Johnson on The Criterion Channel. 🎥
Watching the fascinating miniseries THE MIDDLEMAN, starring Mathieu Amalric on The Criterion Channel. 📺
Some new-to-me Kurosawa for #Noirvember with his 1947 film DRUNKEN ANGEL on The Criterion Channel. 🎥
Watching one more #Noirvember film tonight with the 1952 film SCANDAL SHEET directed by Phil Karlson. 🎥
Time for some colourful Japanese noir for #Noirvember viewing with Seijun Suzuki’s 1963 film Youth of the Beast on The Criterion Channel. 🎥
A bit of Noir Alley viewing on Sunday night for #Noirvember with the 1947 film JOHNNY O’CLOCK directed by Robert Rossen. 🎥