Two films on one disc from French crime master Jean-Pierre Melville. His early classic, Bob le Flambeur (recently remade as Neil Jordan's The Good Thief), finds principled gambler Bob hoping to end a losing streak with a casino heist. Rather than dwell on intricate planning, Melville emphasises the individualistic characters and cool '50s mood of night-time Montmartre.
His final work, Un Flic, is less polished, but features a stand-out opening bank robbery that's shot beside a rain-lashed seafront in cold, steely blues. Alain Delon, star of Melville's Le Samourai, here switches sides to play an enigmatic cop.