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Criterion Collection: Le Samourai [DVD] [1971] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

Alain Delon , Nathalie Delon , Jean-Pierre Melville    Parental Guidance   DVD
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  • Actors: Alain Delon, Nathalie Delon, François Périer, Cathy Rosier, Jacques Leroy
  • Directors: Jean-Pierre Melville
  • Writers: Jean-Pierre Melville, Georges Pellegrin, Joan McLeod
  • Producers: Eugène Lépicier, Raymond Borderie
  • Format: Colour, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Language: French
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Criterion
  • DVD Release Date: 25 Oct 2005
  • Run Time: 101 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000AQKUG8
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 20,977 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)


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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic late 60's French cinema 21 Sep 2010
Format:DVD
One of my top ten favourite films of all time - the film looks wonderful and Alain Delon as the lone hired killer has got to be one of the few times in any film where you feel any sympathy for him at the end. Paris in 1967 is beautifully invoked in light greys and greens, a perfect film in as the acting, photography and direction couldn't have been better.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Moody, Mean, Mellow..... 15 July 2012
By Tim Kidner TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
The Moodiness is provided by the surly handsomeness of Alain Delon, here, as the Assassin. His trench-coat and hat, his piercing gaze and stylised posturing make him Mean. And the steady, majestic film-noir feel of Jean Pierre Melville's direction, with its muted colours, show a mellow, underside of Paris.

As Jef Costello, Delon carries out his deed in a jazz nightclub, but there are witnesses. He is subsequently picked up by the police and everything links him to the murder, except none of those called to bear witness do so and a false alibi from the lovely femme fatale, Jane, who it seems was played by Delon's wife, as her character is accredited to Nathalie Delon and according to IMDb have had a son, Anthony.

As we subtly learn, the witnesses in the Club are all in on the crime but of course, an assassin that might expose those who commissioned it, by being no. 1 suspect, are susceptible to a taste of their own medicine, shall we say? I'll leave the plot there, as it's enough for one to imagine the storylines linking them without giving anything away.

But, it's the cool complexity and smoothness of the direction, that's a textbook study of the routine police-work, which becomes riveting, in itself. Every frame counts, the angles, the backgrounds - not so much that it gets all too much or is flashy and never upstages the coolest hit-man since Humphrey Bogart. With the looks that even Paul Newman might envy, Delon eschews a steely fragility, he doesn't show it, but we sense it's there, at times. That's the quality of the acting for you.

The music, in particular, has that haunting, 'man alone' sort of theme, by Francois de Roubaix. Very Gallic, very French - the music makes you more intent and fits perfectly.

Now, to the Korean DVD. Shop around, that's all I can say, really, except perhaps my copy was a lot less than what's currently on offer. Apart from the DVD's writing, there's almost no giving away its origins. The menus are in English, though you do have to go into 'subtitles' and switch them from standard Korean. From then on, the quality is never left wanting.
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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A masterpiece 10 April 2007
Format:DVD
Le Samourai is the ultimate in Jean Pierre Melville's essays on the gangster and his image, portraying a gun for hire-style assasin excellently played by the effortlessly cool Alain Delon. Every element of the film is near-perfect: the sparse, minimal style, the fantastic visuals - playing with stereotypical images of costumes, settings, Henri Decae's stunning cinematography, an awesome jazz score from Francois de Roubaix and an engaging noir-ish plot co-written by Melville. This film by one of France's ultimate auteurs is a clever and complex masterpiece.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars So cool, I am putting my jumper on...
This 1967 film, shot in Paris, gives you two of the best; the director, Jean-Pierre Melville, and the lead actor, Alain Delon. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr. P. Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars Yes, Mr Delon: Carry on Killing
This is a truly remarkable film, which makes one almost sympathetic to the cold, callous, feelingless Alain Delon, whose task is to murder for money. Read more
Published 1 month ago by peter villiers
4.0 out of 5 stars Great
Very stylish and cool, though not to innovative when it comes to storytelling or camerawork. In the end it was a great movie experience, even if i might have hyped it a bit before... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Astor
5.0 out of 5 stars Stylish master piece
Probably the most stylish French film of all. Had to purchase Korean version so the frame rate was pretty poor. Might play better on a region free player though.
Published 6 months ago by Vicki
4.0 out of 5 stars Classic French cinema.
Watched the film recently, thought the style was great. I've been into World cinema for years and never saw this film or explored the film's of Alain Delon and Melville. Read more
Published 8 months ago by P. Johnson
3.0 out of 5 stars Amazon description of origin of film is dodgy!
You don't always get what you want I was expecting the CRITERION edition US N.Y. but I received this "farmed out" copy w. Read more
Published 10 months ago by G. Meredith
4.0 out of 5 stars Movie amazing, dvd quality fine, but unexpected Korean...
The dvd itself is perfectly fine quality, both audio and video, but the link and description hadnt correctly described this as being a Korean version, so the packaging is primarily... Read more
Published 17 months ago by EJS
5.0 out of 5 stars Only Creature Lonelier is a Tiger in the Jungle
"Le Samourai") ("The Samurai") (1967). This 1960s French full color masterpiece from Jean-Pierre Melville, who made a specialty of crime dramas, is a dark and suspenseful noir... Read more
Published 24 months ago by Stephanie DePue
5.0 out of 5 stars Alain Delon in a mac, with a gun, not smiling....Genius
See above. Seriously this is a SERIOUSLY serious MUST for anyone insterested in film. French Noir at its coolest. Read more
Published on 22 Aug 2010 by Le Samouraï
5.0 out of 5 stars A FASCINATION FOR THE LONERS OF THIS WORLD
This intriguing film lives up to expectations. Alain Delon has taken a role which explores the world of the loner in masterful film by Melville. Read more
Published on 16 Aug 2010 by Inn W. Forbes
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