Borsalino (1970)
7/10
The Rise of Two Small-Time Crooks
15 June 2023
In 1930, Marseille is divided by two crime bosses, Poli (André Bollet) and Marello (Arnoldo Foà), that respect each other. When the small-time thief Roch Siffredi (Alain Delon) is released after four months in prison, he looks for his mistress Lola (Catherine Rouvel) and finds her with the gangster François Capella (Jean-Paul Belmondo) in a bar. Roch and François fight each other over her but soon they become best friends. They are contact by the lawyer of Poli and Marello, Rinaldi, to steal a horse for Poli first and then to take the fish market from Marello, in the beginning of their rise in the unstoppable criminal career.

"Borsalino" is a French-Italian gangster movie from 1970 directed by Jacques Deray with the story based on two notorious French gangsters. The plot is entertaining and even funny in some moments, with great chemistry between the characters played by Jean-Paul Belmondo and Alain Delon. In real life, however, there was many disputes and jealousy from them to each other. The music score is also great. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil); "Borsalino"
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