T he undisputed star director of French noir is Jean-Pierre Melville. The writer and director helmed some of cinema's coolest and most thrilling films that blended the best of Hollywood noir ...

Josephine Melville, a respected British actor and director, collapsed and died backstage after appearing in a production of “Nine Night” in Nottingham. She was 61. Melville died Thursday night ...

Whether the director’s countrymen ultimately came around is a good question. As a one-time member of the French Resistance, Melville had a personal investment in this project, an adaptation of a novel ...