René Wheeler’s Typical Vibe
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René Wheeler has 3 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1940s through the 1950s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Rififi.
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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
Jour de Fête tells the story of an inept and easily-distracted French mailman who frequently interrupts his duties to converse with the local inhabitants, as well as inspect the traveling fair that has come to his small community. Influenced by too much wine and a newsreel account of rapid transportation methods used by the United States postal system, he goes to hilarious lengths to speed the delivery of mail while aboard his bicycle.
Dir. Jacques Tati · With Jacques Tati, Guy Decomble, Paul Frankeur

Fanfan is a young handsome peasant. He joins the army to escape marriage because a gypsy girl predicted he will get glory and the king's daughter as a wife. But the gypsy girl was in fact Adeline, the daughter of the recruiting officer. Once he has discovered the stratagem, Fanfan refuses to forget this dream and decides to fulfill the destiny of the fake prediction.
Dir. Christian-Jaque · With Gérard Philipe, Gina Lollobrigida, Marcel Herrand