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Deux Hommes Dans Manhattan

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NR,1hr 25min
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1959
Synopsis: The primary protagonists in this routine drama are two French journalists, Delmas (Pierre Grasset) and Moreau (Jean-Pierre Melville, the director), and also the city of New York at night. The two journalists are on the trail of a story -- a French diplomat has disappeared from the U.N. for no apparent reason. As they wander through the city tracking down the reason for the disappearance, the journalists eventually discover that the diplomat has met with foul play. Now the two men have a serious disagreement. ... Full Synopsis
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In Deux Hommes Dans Manhattan, as in most of the work of the singular French director Jean-Pierre Melville, it's difficult to live a moral life. "Moral," of course, is defined differently by different characters in different situations; here, it is presented rather blatantly as the choice presented the two journalists, to tell the truth about a murder or to create a lie. But, though they each choose ... Full Review
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