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Actors: Alain Delon, François Périer, Nathalie Delon
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Le Samourai |
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LE SAMOURAI (sometimes translated as "The Godson" in english speaking countries)is a movie cowritten and directed by Jean-Pierre Melville in 1967. The film was an inspiration to John Woo some 20 years later for his movie "The Killer". The Hong-Kong director said about Le Samouraï that " it's the closest thing to a perfect movie that I have ever seen".
Jeff Costello is a hitman. After his last contract, his employers try to kill him. Jeff knows that he has to get rid of them if he wants to survive. But the Superintendant François Périer is also right behind him waiting for the first mistake of Jeff -le Samouraï- Costello.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Le Samourai |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- criminals killing each other
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- criminal
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
How much in movie?
- 20%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
City?
Yes
Misc setting
- sewers/subways
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- French
Subtitles?
- Yes
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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