Who does that for anyone? The films of Jean-Pierre Melville

It's interesting that Melville was seen as derivative during his latter years, when he was in fact creating his own aesthetics and rythm (a Sergio Leone of film noir, if you will).

For people fans of his style, I can only recommend the work of Johnnie To (and that of his film company, Milkyway Image), in particular The Mission, PTU, and Exiled. Few settings are more Melvillian than Hong Kong by night.

Melville was a new discovery for me in the last couple years. 7 of his films are streaming on the Criterion Channel: https://films.criterionchannel.com/?director=melville-jean-p...

If you like this kind of thing I recommend: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_Rain_Falling

His Army of Shadows is one of the most harrowing films I've ever seen, particularly a riveting, nail biting scene about prisoners waiting to get shot. Now I understand why he knew how to impart such tension about being in the resistance. This director is a true treasure of his time.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_of_Shadows