Rififi (Jules Dassin, 1955): France

Reviewed by Byron Potau.  Viewed on DVD. The greatest revenge is success.  If this is true, then director Jules Dassin’s 1955 Rififi is a sweet revenge against the HUAC which caused him to be blacklisted in the early 1950’s.  Following his blacklist, Dassin, who had not made a film since 1950, was invited to direct … Continue reading Rififi (Jules Dassin, 1955): France