Le samouraï

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 “THE EPITOME OF FRENCH COOL.”
Time Out

“The closest thing to a perfect movie that I have ever seen.”
 – John Woo

In a career-defining performance, Alain Delon plays Jef Costello, a contract killer with samurai instincts. After carrying out a flawlessly planned hit, Jef finds himself caught between a persistent police investigator and a ruthless employer, and not even his armor of fedora and trench coat can protect him. 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.

Runtime
1h 45m
Year
1967
Director
Jean-Pierre Melville
Format
DCP
Country
France
Language
French with English Subtitles
First Showing
April 26, 2024
Categories
  • Assisted Listening