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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 .
In “Le Samouraï,” by contrast, Delon actively suppresses his natural charisma. He embodies Jef as inexpressively as possible, which suits Melville’s cool, methodical style.
Woo cites Melville's Le Samouraï as an influence on the story. Woo borrows plot elements for the film, including the set-up where Jef enters a nightclub and looks at the female singer. [33] Woo also described the influence of a Japanese film, Narazumono , about a killer (Ken Takakura) who only kills delinquents.
Jean-Pierre Grumbach (20 October 1917 – 2 August 1973), known professionally as Jean-Pierre Melville (French: [ʒɑ̃ pjɛʁ mɛlvil]), was a French filmmaker.Considered a spiritual godfather of the French New Wave, he was one of the first fully-independent French filmmakers to achieve commercial and critical success.
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 ...
I searched for the novel as well. I can't find a trace of the author, or her book. None whatsoever. I tried 'Joan MacLeod' (which yielded more results) and 'Jean McLeod' (no success), and still no trace of the actual novel. The earliest mention I can find about the novel is 1972; an article about Le Samurai and it doesn't cite a source either ...
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai is a 1999 crime drama film produced, written and directed by Jim Jarmusch.It stars Forest Whitaker as the title character, a hitman for the mafia who adheres to the ancient warrior code of the samurai, as outlined in the book of Yamamoto Tsunetomo's recorded sayings, Hagakure.
Cathy Rosier (January 2, 1945, in Fort-de-France – May 17, 2004) was a French model and actress born in Martinique, French West Indies.She died in Marrakech, Morocco, from a ruptured aorta.