{"id":82550,"date":"2022-03-28T09:42:31","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T16:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=82550"},"modified":"2022-03-28T13:52:17","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T20:52:17","slug":"rififi-1955","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=82550","title":{"rendered":"Rififi (1955)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;For a job with you, he&#8217;ll come.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Poster-200x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-82551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Poster-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Poster-85x128.png 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Poster-180x270.png 180w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Poster.png 551w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAfter learning his former flame (Marie Sabouret) has hooked up with a nightclub owner (Marcel Lupovici), an ex-con (Jean Servais) newly released from prison agrees to help his young friend Jo (Mohner) and Jo&#8217;s friend Mario (Robert Manuel) carry out a major jewelry heist, with support from expert safecracker Cesar (Jules Dassin) &#8212; but when Lupovici learns Servais has beaten Sabouret, he and his brothers Remy (Robert Hossein) and Louis (Pierre Grasset) seek revenge on the thieves, which includes terrorizing Jo&#8217;s wife (Janine Darcey) and young son.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ex-Cons<\/li>\n<li>French Films<\/li>\n<li>Heists<\/li>\n<li>Jules Dassin Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary writes that after being blacklisted in Hollywood, writer-director &#8220;Jules Dassin went to France and made what quickly became the prototype for future caper films.&#8221; He points out that &#8220;the heist, which takes about half an hour, during which time no one speaks and there is no music, is a great, nail-biting sequence&#8221;: we soon &#8220;marvel at how expertly planned their robbery is, how they work as a team, and how innovative each man is, particularly in knowing how to incorporate items such as fire extinguishers and umbrellas that wouldn&#8217;t be found in a burglar&#8217;s manual.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Umbrella.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Umbrella.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"887\" height=\"665\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-82554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Umbrella.png 887w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Umbrella-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Umbrella-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Umbrella-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Umbrella-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 887px) 100vw, 887px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He notes that &#8220;when the heist is complete, the inevitable trouble begins,&#8221; and asserts that the &#8220;film holds up surprisingly well due to sex and strong violence (the many killings are all terrifyingly brutal) that were ahead of their time in the fifties, and because Dassin sets up interesting, loyalty-based relationships between the men and their women.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Brutal.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Brutal.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"886\" height=\"665\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-82555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Brutal.png 886w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Brutal-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Brutal-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Brutal-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Brutal-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 886px) 100vw, 886px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He writes that &#8220;while the heist is the film&#8217;s classic sequence, other scenes have strong tension as well,&#8221; and &#8220;also impressive is Dassin&#8217;s use of Paris locales.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Location-Shooting.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Location-Shooting.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"889\" height=\"667\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-82563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Location-Shooting.png 889w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Location-Shooting-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Location-Shooting-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Location-Shooting-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Location-Shooting-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 889px) 100vw, 889px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m in agreement with Peary&#8217;s review: this film remains top-notch entertainment, and deserves its status as a classic. The synopsis provided above doesn&#8217;t go into specifics about how this elaborate heist ends up going so wrong &#8212; but suffice it to say that we learn just enough about all the key characters in the first portion of the film to understand how their loved ones and enemies will play a crucial role in the movie&#8217;s tense denouement. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jean Servais as Tony<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Tony.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Tony.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"901\" height=\"669\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-82556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Tony.png 901w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Tony-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Tony-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Tony-768x570.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Tony-364x270.png 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 901px) 100vw, 901px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Magali No\u00ebl singing the title song<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Dance.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Dance.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"891\" height=\"667\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-82558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Dance.png 891w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Dance-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Dance-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Dance-768x575.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Dance-361x270.png 361w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 891px) 100vw, 891px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The incredibly tense heist sequence<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Heist-Hole.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Heist-Hole.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"888\" height=\"666\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-82557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Heist-Hole.png 888w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Heist-Hole-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Heist-Hole-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Heist-Hole-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Heist-Hole-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 888px) 100vw, 888px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine location shooting<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Mappin-Webb.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Mappin-Webb.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"897\" height=\"669\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-82560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Mappin-Webb.png 897w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Mappin-Webb-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Mappin-Webb-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Mappin-Webb-768x573.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Mappin-Webb-362x270.png 362w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 897px) 100vw, 897px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Atmospheric cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Sexy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Sexy.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"893\" height=\"667\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-82559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Sexy.png 893w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Sexy-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Sexy-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Sexy-768x574.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Rififi-Sexy-361x270.png 361w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 893px) 100vw, 893px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a classic of the genre, and an all-around good show. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Foreign Gem<\/li>\n<li>Genuine Classic<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0048021\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/moviediva.com\/reviewpages\/mdrififi\/\">Movie Diva Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/88287\/rififi#articles-reviews?articleId=362725\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s239rififi.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1956\/06\/06\/archives\/screen-tough-paris-crime-story-rififi-about-a-jewel-theft-at-fine-a.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;For a job with you, he&#8217;ll come.&#8221; Synopsis: After learning his former flame (Marie Sabouret) has hooked up with a nightclub owner (Marcel Lupovici), an ex-con (Jean Servais) newly released from prison agrees to help his young friend Jo (Mohner) and Jo&#8217;s friend Mario (Robert Manuel) carry out a major jewelry heist, with support from expert safecracker Cesar (Jules Dassin) &#8212; but when Lupovici learns Servais has beaten Sabouret, he and his brothers Remy (Robert Hossein) and Louis (Pierre Grasset)&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=82550\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-82550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=82550"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82550\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82572,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82550\/revisions\/82572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=82550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=82550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=82550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}