Ginette Vincendeau is Professor of Film Studies at King's College London . She is the editor of the BFI/Cassell Encyclopedia of European Cinema, and the author of The Companion to French Cinema (BFI/Cassell 1996) and Pépé le Moko (BFI, 1998).

Acknowledgments
Introduction: Jean-Pierre Melville, 'An American in Paris'
1. From Film Lover to Film-maker: The Life and Career of Jean-Pierre Melville
2. Stylistic Exercises: 24 heures de la vie d'un clown, Les Enfants terribles, Quand du liras cette lettrre
3. Melville's War: Le Silence de la mer, Léon Morin, prêtre, L'armée des ombres
4. Between the New Wave and America: Bob le flambeur, Deux hommes dans Manhattan, L'Ainé des Ferchaux
5. Série noire - films noirs: Le Doulos, Le Deuxième souffle
6. The Delon Trilogy: Le Samouraï, Le Cercle rouge, Un flic
Conclusion: Neither American nor French, but Melvillian
Filmography
Bibliography
Appendix 1: Melville's Films at the French Box Office
Appendix 2: Melville's Films as Actor
Appendix 3: Melville's Pantheon of Sixty-four Pre-war American Directors
Index