Bob le flambeur = Bob the gambler /
Bob has decided to give up his business in order to enjoy his hobby: gambling. However, he cannot refuse one last job proposed by a friend: to take part in an amazing raid on the Deauville casino. But that day, seeing the gaming rooms, Bob is riveted by a gambling table where he wins in an unabashed...
| Uniform Title: | Bob le flambeur (Motion picture) |
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| Other Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , |
| Format: | Video |
| Language: | French |
| Language Notes: | In French with English subtitles. |
| Published: |
[San Francisco, California, USA] :
Kanopy Streaming,
2019.
Kino Lorber, 1956. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming resource (Kanopy) |
| Summary: | Bob has decided to give up his business in order to enjoy his hobby: gambling. However, he cannot refuse one last job proposed by a friend: to take part in an amazing raid on the Deauville casino. But that day, seeing the gaming rooms, Bob is riveted by a gambling table where he wins in an unabashed fashion, and he forgets about his role in the well-planned hold-up. *"Its realism is not the reality of life, but of the kind of movies that give shape to the disordered lives of the people who watch movies." - Vincent Canby, **The New York Times*** *"...has a good claim to be the first film of the French New Wave." - Roger Ebert, **The Chicago Sun-Times*** |
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| Item Description: | Title from title frames. In Process Record. Originally released as a motion picture in 1956. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (streaming video file) (102 minutes): .flv file, sound, black and white. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Henri Decae ; editor, Monique Bonnot ; music, Eddie Barclay, Jean Boyer. |