Jean-Pierre Melville's 'Two Men in Manhattan' reaches U.S. fans

A Second Look: French director Jean-Pierre Melville was at his noir best with 'Two Men in Manhattan,' now on DVD and Blu-ray. It was not shown in U.S. theaters when released in 1959.American culture was more than a fascination for Jean-Pierre Melville; it was a defining component of the French director's persona and life's work. There was the surname he adopted, the Stetson hats he favored, the Cadillac he piloted through the streets of Paris. Above all, there was the hard-boiled sensibility of ...