Borsalino 08/29/23
Jacques Deray’s Yankee-style Buddy picture was a smash in France, with its stellar pairing of Alain Delon and Jean-Paul Belmondo The expensive epic a gangster picture suitable for James Cagney, but set in 1930 Marseille and stressing elaborate period costumes, automobiles and fancy décor. Our boys take turns admiring the attractive female stars, punching out bad guys and killing their way to underworld leadership … but always looking good in their sharp suits and luxury Hats— hence the borrowed name for the title. The movie stumbled here in the U.S. but its ‘cute’ musical theme was a hit. The special edition’s exhaustive extras tell the whole story. On Blu-rayfrom Arrow Video USA.
08/29/23