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Le Samouraï (French pronunciation: [lə sa.mu.ʁa.i]; lit. ' The Samurai ') is a 1967 neo-noir crime thriller film [7] written and directed by Jean-Pierre Melville and starring Alain Delon, François Périer, Nathalie Delon, and Cathy Rosier.
Le Samouraï: Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville. With Alain Delon, François Périer, Nathalie Delon, Cathy Rosier. After professional hitman Jef Costello is seen by witnesses his efforts to provide himself an alibi drive him further into a corner.
Jun 8, 1997 · Jean-Pierre Melville involves us in the spell of "Le Samourai" (1967) before a word is spoken. He does it with light: a cold light, like dawn on an ugly day. And color: grays and blues. And actions that speak in place of words.
Apr 9, 2024 · Jean-Pierre Melville's sleek French noir set the template for everyone from Michael Mann to John Woo. Variety’s chief critic explains why a new 4K restoration is essential...
Dec 27, 2021 · Le Samouraï. Film noir franco-italien. Réalisation : Jean-Pierre Melville. Scénario : Jean-Pierre Melville et Georges Pellegrin. Film noir. Date de sortie : 25 octobre 1967. C’est une histoire simple dont les protagonistes ont une démarche ambiguë, propre à de multiples interprétations. Le début montre un homme en train de voler une ...
Flowing, oppressively grey, and tightly edited, Le Samurai is able to capture and convey the intrigue and anxiety of both being a hunted criminal and a rights-violating law...
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An elegantly stylized masterpiece of cool by maverick director Jean‑Pierre Melville, Le samouraï is a razor-sharp cocktail of 1940s American gangster cinema and 1960s French pop culture —with a liberal dose of Japanese lone-warrior mythology.