Le Pélican #[nn]

Jean-Claude Denis brings a cool, understated tension to this 1994 Albin Michel release, where a grim-faced, square-jawed man in a jacket stands apart from a crowded café entrance — his arms crossed, his expression unreadable. Coiled conspicuously in the foreground is a large banded snake, its presence both surreal and quietly threatening against the ordinary evening street scene. The contrast between the bustling crowd behind the glass and this solitary, wary figure makes Le Pélican a compelling slice of Franco-Belgian noir atmosphere.