Bob le flambeur 1956

Vincent Canby, New York Times: 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. Read more

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: This light, breezy 1955 heist film is probably the least characteristic movie Jean-Pierre Melville ever made. Read more

Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune: One of the most curious yet pleasing of all the great French film noirs. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Bob le Flambeur (1955) has a good claim to be the first film of the French New Wave. Read more

Time Out: A wonderful movie with all the formal beauty, finesse and treacherous allure of green baize. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: Lagging direction, so-so thesping and usual femme and lowdown aspects of this type production make this an ordinary entry. Read more