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    Rififi

    Rififi

    Presented by The Colonial Theatre at The Colonial Theatre

    November 13, 2011


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    Another jewelry store, this time on the fashionable Rue de Rivoli in Paris, is the target in this sophisticated, tense and often charming caper film. The centerpiece of the film (and one of its claims to fame) is the nearly half-hour-long robbery itself, conducted without a word of dialogue and no music soundtrack, making for an almost unbearably suspenseful sequence.

    Then, after the robbery has taken place, the generally nice-guy quartet who pulled it off have to contend with some truly nasty gangster rivals, and the action really begins. Though born in America, director Jules Dassin (who fled to Europe during the McCarthy era) provides a genuine feel for the back-streets and boulevards of Paris in this tension-filled classic. In French, with English subtitles. (P.S. The term “rififi” is French slang for “trouble,” and these guys definitely get more than their share of it before the film is over.) (Bill Roth)

    Directed by Jules Dassin. France. 1955. NR. 122 min. Rialto Pictures. DVD.


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        The Colonial Theatre

        227 Bridge Street
        Phoenixville, PA 19460

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        $8 / $6 / $5

      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        November 13, 2011

        Times:

        2:00PM


         

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