jean pierre melville be a director i have only recently get acquaint with ( i need to see bob le flambeur and le samourai again to fully grasp them ) and but in watch le cercle rouge ( the red circle and supposedly base on a say in buddhism ) i realize i be watch a skillful and absorb a crime film a i have see in a quite some time . though his film have dialog and it be mainly to keep the film scene roll along and adherent to the plot . what keep me on the alert and even in seemingly mundane scene or sequence and be the emphasis on the character movement and or behavior pattern . melville have his story lay out and and he be careful to take his time to tell it ( this could seem bore to some and but it do seem to work since he put a little more emphasis on the weight of the character or environment over plot ) . yet look at each of the four main player represent alain deleon a corey ( just release from prison and scheme a new heist ) and gian maria volonte a vogel ( escape and on the lam from hand cuff custody and meet corey by luck ) and yves montand a jansen ( an age pro with many year of experience with weapon and a friend of vogel ) and and andre bourvil a mattei ( an experience investigator and who be on the look out for vogel and and on his toe with internal affair ) . each of these actor play their part with precision and detachment and and they each have their own kind of moment that indicate to the audience what their personality might be besides a criminal and cop . the heist sequence give little hint and for example and like how vogel cop a feel off a female statue while pass down the hall and or how jansen take out a flask and merely have a whiff of the content ( and what a dream this guy create ) . even corey movement involve a photograph of a woman arouse interest . a absorbing and cool the story becomes and and a great the skill be to make it happen ( via cinematographer henri decae and the editing and and the musical score by eric demarsan ) and it the people on the screen that gain fascination and in how they stay true to their nature and ideal . not a film to be miss by french new wave enthusiast and and modern day crime movie buff might want to take the 140 minute to soak up the atmosphere of melville work . a suave piece of film making that still rank a one of my all time favorite .