Rififi
Film1955118 min

Rififi

Taste attributes: actioncrimedramathrillerheistfastunsavouryintricatelinearemotionally undemandingall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"...Means Trouble!"

Boxlist takeA low-key, pacy crime drama, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like easy over intense.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

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What lines up

  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
  • Originality: Balanced originality, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
  • Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow

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Synopsis

Out of prison after a five-year stretch, jewel thief Tony turns down a quick job his friend Jo offers him, until he discovers that his old girlfriend Mado has become the lover of local gangster Pierre Grutter during Tony's absence. Expanding a minor smash-and-grab into a full-scale jewel heist, Tony and his crew appear to get away clean, but their actions after the job is completed threaten the lives of everyone involved.

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Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardy

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Jean ServaisCarl MöhnerRobert ManuelJanine DarceyPierre Grasset

Details

Genre
Action
Year
1955
Runtime
118 min
Status
Released
Studio
Indusfilms
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