Fono Roma (Italy): 2

The crime film, The Red Circle (1970), is primarily set in Paris and was helmed by director Jean-Pierre Melville. After being released early from a Marseille prison for good behavior, Corey receives a tip from a prison warden about a high-end jewelry store in Paris that he could potentially rob. Paying a visit to his former associate Rico, who has previously betrayed him and now lives with his ex-girlfriend, Corey forcefully obtains money and a handgun from Rico’s safe. He then makes his way to a billiard hall, where he comes across two of Rico’s men. In self-defense, Corey kills one and knocks out the other ...

Army of Shadows (1969) is a World War II suspense-drama film written and directed by Jean-Pierre Melville. Philippe Gerbier, the head of a French Resistance cell, is arrested on suspicion of Resistance activity by Vichy French police. Despite being acquitted due to insufficient evidence, he is sent to an internment camp. Gerbier and a young Communist collaborate on an escape plan, but before they can carry it out, he is transferred to Paris. While awaiting interrogation by the Gestapo, Gerbier manages to kill a guard and flee. In Marseille, he reunites with Félix Lepercq, Guillaume ‘Le Bison’ Vermersch, and ...