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<font size="4"><br><i>Bob le Flambeur</i></font>
<br>by David Ng</font>
<p><i>Bob Le Flambeur</i>, now available on DVD from the Criterion Collection, translates to "Bob the High-Roller." <i>Flambeur</i> comes from the French verb <i>flamber</i> which literally means "to blaze up." The title is ironic: Bob is a has-been, a dying flame no longer able to generate much heat. Sporting a flowing mane of blond (or is it white?) hair which he combs into undulating waves, Monsieur Bob (Roger Duchesne), as he’s know around town, seems desperate to conceal his fifty odd years. But his burgeoning girth and puffy cheeks don’t lie.
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