In Paris, Jef Costello is a lonely hit man who works under contract. He is hired to kill the owner of a club and becomes the prime suspect of the murder. However, his perfect alibi drops the ...
Read up on the latest Le Samouraï News, Reviews and Features from the team at Collider. After professional hitman Jef Costello is seen by witnesses his efforts to provide himself an alibi drive him ...
"What kind of man is he?" Janus Films has revealed a brand new trailer for the 4K restoration re-release of an all-timer hitman classic called Le Samouraï. This French noir thriller first opened in ...
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 viewing. The enigmatic title ...
Every single frame of this modern, expressionistic work of art represents the film in its entirety — so intricately connected are its narrative, performance and cinematic elements that it is ...
Alain Delon, the French actor most famous for his roles in the films of New Wave director Jean-Pierre Melville, especially “Le Samourai,” has died. He was 88. “He passed away peacefully in his home in ...
SPOILER ALERT: The following essay discusses key plot points, including the ending. Last weekend, I took in “Le Samouraï” for what must have been the sixth or seventh time, relishing the new 4K ...