Pierre Grasset’s Typical Vibe
2 films — measured, dark, intense, layered, gritty

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Pierre Grasset has 2 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1950s through the 1960s. 2 rank in the Top 10%, led by Le Deuxième Souffle.

Elevator to the Gallows
1958
Crime · Drama

Death of a Cyclist
1955
Crime · Drama

High and Low
1963
Drama · Crime

The Bad Sleep Well
1960
Crime · Drama

Victim
1961
Drama · Crime

A Most Violent Year
2014
Crime · Drama

Fresh
1994
Crime · Drama

The Yards
2000
Crime · Drama

A gangster escapes jail and quickly makes plans to continue his criminal ways elsewhere, but a determined inspector is closing in.
Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville · With Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Raymond Pellegrin

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.
Dir. Jules Dassin · With Jean Servais, Carl Möhner, Robert Manuel