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Le Samouraï

Movie · 1967 · 98 min

A cool, quiet, methodical descent into a lonely killer's world, where silence and ritual build a haunting tension.

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1967 French-Italien film by Jean-Pierre Melville
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Year
1967
Runtime
98 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • identity
  • fate
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
drama, crime, neo-noir
Directed by
Jean-Pierre Melville
Written by
Jean-Pierre Melville
Starring
Alain Delon, Nathalie Delon, François Périer, Michel Boisrond, Catherine Jourdan, Robert Favart, Cathy Rosier, Jacques Deschamps
Music
François de Roubaix
Cinematography
Henri Decaë
Runtime
98 min
Country
Italy, France
Languages
French

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