The Gangster in The Devil Finds Work as a Template for Reading the Parisian Banlieues.

DEVIL Finds Work, The (Book); BALDWIN, James, 1924-1987; YOU Only Live Once (Film); LANG, Fritz, 1890-1976; IN the Heat of the Night (Film); RACE in motion pictures; X, Malcolm, 1925-1965

The article explores the film criticism of the book "The Devil Finds Work" by author James Baldwin. Emphasis is given to the films "You Only Live Once" directed by Fritz Lang and "In the Heat of the Night" directed by Norman Jewison. Other topics include filmic depictions of racial identity, authentic representation of the life of activist Malcolm X, and the book "Qu'Allah" by Abd Al Malik.