Special VWOP feature: American Detective Fiction: The Translations Were Too Short

By Trent

Hey, folks! This is something I’m really excited to present.

The French Série noire translations of American crime fiction novels, along with American film noir, were hugely influential on French New Wave directors such as Jean-Luc Godard and Jean-Pierre Melville. (The shot above this post is from (sort-of) Parker adaptation Made in U.S.A. directed […]

Posted by Trent on June 3rd, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized | 5 comments - (Comments are closed)

Made in U.S.A.: Godard’s Missing Link

By Trent

The L.A. Times, which seems to publish more on Stark and Westlake than all other papers combined, has a piece from Andy Klein today on the re-release of Jean-Luc Godard’s Made in U.S.A. (based on The Jugger). It’s good reading for those of you interested in the many strange ways that Stark’s […]

Posted by Trent on January 14th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Parker Movies | Comments are closed