Overview

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.

Cast

Michel Dreyfus-Schmidt, Leo Fortel, Pierre Grasset, Laurent Grousset, Rémy Grumbach, Masahiro Kobayashi, André S. Labarthe, Philippe Labro

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What is "Code Name: Melville" about?

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.

When was "Code Name: Melville" released?

Code Name: Melville was released in 2010.

Who stars in "Code Name: Melville"?

The cast includes Michel Dreyfus-Schmidt, Leo Fortel, Pierre Grasset, Laurent Grousset.