The director of such films as Bob le Flambeur, Le Doulos, Le Samourai, Le Cercle Rouge, Un Flic, and many more. He is the Grandfather of the French New Wave and the first person ever to consciously make Film Noir an art form. He is a brilliant, independant lone wolf of a filmmaker. And his work inspires filmmakers today much more so than some of the more recognizable names of his generation. Discuss.