<![CDATA[
<BODY bgcolor="#CCCC99">
<font size="4"><br>Rififi</font>
<font size="2">
<br>DVD review David Ng</font>
<font size=3 face="Book Antiqua,Century Schoolbook,Times New Roman">
<p><i>Rififi</i> is French slang for "rough and tumble" and while the word is spoken, or sung rather, in only one scene, the feeling that it conveys – the sense of angry, downtrodden masculinity -- pervades the entire movie. Relentlessly copied, and itself borrowing liberally from its antecedents, <i>Rififi</i> is pulled off with the same cool efficiency as its climactic centerpiece, an elaborate jewel heist that occupies 33 dialogue-free minutes. Released in 1955 and again last year in a restored print, <i>Rififi</i> is now available on DVD from the Criterion Collection, and it includes a half-hour interview with the director, Jules Dassin.
<p><a href="default-nf.htm">Go to the review</a></font>
</body>
]]>