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Le Samouraï

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After carrying out a flawlessly planned hit, Jef Costello, a contract killer with samurai instincts, finds himself caught between a persistent police investigator and a ruthless employer, and not even his armor of fedora and trench coat can protect him. From TMDB

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  • Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.socialBluesky · May 8, 2026

    Very grateful that YouTube lets me know that 17 people are currently watching Le Samouraï live because that means 17 people are cool as hell

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  • More Movies @moremovies.co.ukBluesky · Mar 5, 2026

    Le Samouraï (1967) dir. Jean-Pierre Melville 🎬 #filmsky #moviesky #cinema

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  • JacquiWine @jacquiwine.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 9, 2026

    A great film from each year of the 60s: 1960: The Apartment 1961: A Wife Confesses 1962: An Autumn Afternoon 1963: The Big City 1964: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg 1965: Le Bonheur 1966: The Hero / Nayak 1967: Le Samouraï 1968: The Swimmer 1969: La Piscine #FilmSky

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  • Clinton of the Damned 🎃👻 @puritythrufire.bsky.socialBluesky · May 28, 2026

    Picking a random film from my collection to show off for no real reason! Year 2, Day #196 "Le Samouraï" (Jean-Pierre Melville/1967) Blah blah blah French new wave classic. Blah blah blah never seen it. Blah blah blah check it out at some point.

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  • MidCenturyCinema @midcenturycinema.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 25, 2025

    10/25/67: Jean-Pierre Melville's masterpiece Le Samouraï w/Alain Delon Stunning film w H/Ts to noir gems Gun for Hire, Asphalt Jungle More: Us: midcenturycinema.org/2017/10/23/5... @jpraup.bsky.social: thefilmstage.com/go-behind-th... @nschager.bsky.social: www.slantmagazine.com/film/le-samo...

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  • TwistedWheel66 @twistedwheel66.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 13, 2026

    #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWarched #Letterboxd #filmsky Blue Moon (2025) Crimson Peak (2015) Le Samouraï (1967) I've Heard the Mermaids Singing (1987)

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  • Mooch @cachiporra.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 28, 2024

    my father, having paused ‘Le Samouraï’: “Have you ever heard of this movie… called.. uhh… ‘Beetlejuice’”?

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  • Paul Parcellin @paulpar.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 21, 2026

    Cathy Rosier, Alain Delon, François Périer, 'Le Samouraï’ (1967). Here are 11 nightclubs where the shadowy figures of film noir are known to lurk. Click to read. lalifeanddeath.blogspot.com/2026/01/live...

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  • Barry Rosenfeld @brosenfeld.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 16, 2025

    Finally saw Jean-Pierre Melville’s Le Samouraï — what a great film! — and I love that in 1967 Paris one ring of keys will give you access to every apartment in the city and let you start every Citroën on the road!

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  • frightful_hobgoblin @[email protected]Lemmy · Aug 15, 2023

    Films with 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Non-American films compiled from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_with_a_100%25_rating_on_Rotten_Tomatoes on July 14, 2022 ---- The Golem: How He Came into the World – 1920 – Germany The Last Laugh – 1924 – Germany Battleship Potemkin – 1925 – USSR Un Chien Andalou – 1929 – France/Spain M – 1931 – Germany Mädchen in Uniform – 1931 – Germany Boudu Saved from Drowning – 1932 – France I Was Born, But... – 1932 – Japan L'Atalante –…

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  • Peter Albrechtsen @lydrummet.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 5, 2026

    This tweet made me think of 10 excellent silences in film history: Ikiru (1952) Band of Outsiders (1964) Le Samouraï (1967) 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Raging Bull (1980) Saving Private Ryan (1998) No Country for Old Men (2007) The Last Jedi (2017) Sound of Metal (2019) Memoria (2021)

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  • Bruce Hodges @brucehodges.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 8, 2025

    A year ago I saw Le Samouraï (1967) for the first time, in 4K on the big screen — what a movie. Stunning visuals and sound, and of course, with Delon impossibly cool (📷: classiq.me/style-in-fil...)

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  • philpax @philpax.meBluesky · Aug 16, 2026

    watched Le Samouraï for movie night last night, and just like Drive (which I now understand was inspired by it), I have to wonder how many men tried to pull off the fit and absolutely could not fuck, though, Alain Delon makes the trenchcoat and hat work

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  • Jack Kost @jackkost.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 25, 2025

    On this day in movie history: Le Samouraï directed by Jean-Pierre Melville released in France on October 25, 1967. Cast: Alain Delon, François Périer, Nathalie Delon, Caty Rosier, Jacques Leroy, Michel Boisrond, Robert Favart, Jean-Pierre Posier, Catherine Jourdan. #Noir

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  • an evan @elsplice.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 18, 2026

    Friday night Movie night Gonna watch Le Samouraï Never seen it

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  • MindyGraz @melkleingraz.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 26, 2026

    Le Samouraï (1967) might be the coolest movie ever made about loneliness. Melville strips the world down to silence and ritual, and Alain Delon turns Jef Costello into a ghost moving through Paris with nothing but discipline to keep him company. #FilmNoir #FilmSky #AlainDelon

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  • Sargoth (gyromantically haberdashing iamb) @longersky.comBluesky · Apr 21, 2026

    if you are not in a hurry, you should watch the famous french movie, Le Samouraï

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  • Minty Foreboding @mintyfrosting.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 1, 2026

    movies I watched in February 📽️ Groundhog Day* Baby Boom Mars Attacks* The Life of Chuck Bugonia Love Hurts Heart Eyes One Battle After Another Falling Down Annie (1982) Practical Magic* Arachnophobia Fantastic Four: First Steps Le Samouraï Black Phone 2 *rewatch

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  • Kelly K @kransekage.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 13, 2026

    I saw Le Samouraï at Asia Society New York yesterday, presented by Isabel Sandoval as a movie that influenced her own films.

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  • Films at First Sight @filmsatfirstsight.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 16, 2026

    New Episode Alert! We're back with another killer episode and this one's extra cool and sexy thanks to Alain Delon. That's right, Joe finally watched Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Samouraï. Did the film live up to its reputation? Tune in wherever you get your podcasts to find out! #FilmSky 🎥 #PodcastSky

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  • Minty Foreboding @mintyfrosting.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 27, 2026

    #nowwatching for the first time Le Samouraï 📽️

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  • 🎥 Kathy 📼 Fennessy 📽️ @kcfennessy.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 15, 2026

    A rather Le Samouraï-like shot in a more baroque film.

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  • Hearty White @heartywhite.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 17, 2025

    The movie I named dropped in my noir Lynch show last night was Le Samouraï (1967), and I think you would dig it if you enjoy noir, neo-noir, or neo-neo-noir.

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  • Gam Silroy ❌️👑 @gamsilroy.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 9, 2026

    I saw this movie too young. You watch this movie too young and suddenly you just point at a bunch of movies and say "this is just Le Samouraï"

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  • John Beaudine @beaudinetwin2.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 8, 2026

    Favorite film for each year of the 1960s: 1960: Rocco and His Brothers 1961: The Hustler 1962: Lawrence of Arabia 1963: The Great Escape 1964: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg 1965: The Pawnbroker 1966: Persona 1967: Le Samouraï 1968: 2001: A Space Odyssey 1969: The Wild Bunch What are yours? #Filmsky 📽️

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  • Gavin Miller @worriedaboutsatan.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 8, 2026

    Just watched Le Samouraï, the French noir film with Alain Delon as the coolest motherfucker in the world, but also apparently, according to Wikipedia, the most influential film of all time?! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Samo...

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  • SBS Recommender @sbsrecommender.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 11, 2026

    Samurai film festival item 3: the very origin of cool, Alain Delon in Jean Pierre Melville’s Le Samouraï (1967) on SBS On Demand www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/mov...

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  • Gustavo Turner @gustavoturner.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 1, 2026

    Listen—season 3 of “Euphoria” was a) great, and b) actually about these two: Maddy was in her own Wong Kar-Wai movie and Bishop was channeling Delon in “Le Samouraï” (who was channeling Mifune in “Yojimbo”). It was the Letterboxd season. And it was a blast.

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  • kuriVAIM 👻 𓃠 @kuriva.imBluesky · Apr 21, 2026

    and if you ARE in a hurry, you should take a deep breath, remind yourself that life is short, and watch the famous french movie, Le Samouraï

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  • Today In Movies @todayinmovies.comBluesky · Mar 30, 2026

    🎬 The Top 4 Thriller Movies Released on March 29! What's your fave? 1. Le Samouraï 2. Hotel Mumbai 3. The Birds 4. In the Land of Saints and Sinners Check out all 57 movies released on this day at https://todayinmovies.com #TodayInMovies #Movies #Film #Thriller

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  • BurntWits @[email protected]Lemmy · Feb 16, 2026

    Le Samouraï was my last movie, do I have to do the job in the same country as the movie? Because I don’t speak French well, so being a French hitman probably wouldn’t work out too well for me. The pay would be good though I’d reckon. Side note, excellent movie. It’s my third time I’ve seen it now, I’d highly recommend it. Just put on English captions if you don’t understand French, and enjoy. It does require paying attention to, it’s not the kind of movie to have in the background, so keep…

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  • starry eyed hades 👣 @stellardis.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 27, 2024

    Having to catch up on the rest of #noirvember this week (got a couple more lined up to watch, especially going into the holiday 🦃). Entry 24 is a famous French film noir: "Le Samouraï" (1967). And damn, is this one a doozy 😵‍💫 #filmsky 📽️ 🧵

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  • Rob @rflixtv.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 30, 2026

    Minimal, precise, and flawless. My ★★★★★ review of Le Samouraï on Letterboxd boxd.it/cU8r4v #filmsky

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  • Frank TALKER™ @ftalker.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 13, 2026

    Actor Alain Delon (1935-2024) in the movie "Le Samouraï" (1967) directed by Jean-Pierre Melville (1917-73):

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  • Elliott B 🌟 @elliottbirt.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 1, 2026

    My top 8 first time watches of '25, in no order: - One Battle After Another - Green Knight - Wake Up Dead Man - Le Samouraï (my top movie of the year) - Sex Lies And Videotape - Nosferatu (the original not the Eggers) - Heat - Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol (best of the MIs imho)

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  • Cat @drcat7.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 19, 2025

    Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999, dir. Jim Jarmusch) The unexpected link between Le Samouraï and Drive. Super charming movie, I love the lowkey atmosphere and the quirky cast in an otherwise quite serious movie. Of course, RZA's score is awesome as well.

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  • Megan @forestfauxx.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 30, 2025

    30. Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville Le Samouraï (1967) dir. Jean-Pierre Melville

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  • niktemadur @[email protected]Lemmy · Nov 2, 2024

    If that's the general flavor we're looking for, I'd also vote to add Jean Pierre Melville's 1967 film Le Samouraï with Alain Delon.

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  • Sebastian Buhai @sbuhai.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 18, 2024

    I appreciated him in many film roles (although much less so outside the movie universe), but my favorite remains his nonpareil incarnation of the hitman in J.-P. Melville’s flawless « Le Samouraï ». Repose en paix, Alain Delon! Rest in peace, Jef Costello! youtu.be/Q__Ky6Ih8A0

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  • Alex de Campi @alexdecampi.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 8, 2026

    Surprised you mention Woo’s The Killer, but not the film it was based on—Melville’s Le Samouraï. I’d add The Memory of a Killer (2003), Matador (2005), and A Bittersweet Life (2005) too

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  • Peter Being Boring @beingboring.co.ukBluesky · Oct 4, 2026

    Saturday movie night Le Samouraï.

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  • DJ Uncle Fishbits @unclefishbits.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 8, 2026

    31st: Cry Wolf, Jeopardy, Call It Murder, Le Samouraï, The Dark Crystal I loved this, and it sapped me from my movie love for MONTHS. MONTHS!!! I didn't watch anything for a long time. This was exhausting and fulfilling. Really loved it, and hope to do it again someday.

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  • jgminto @jgminto.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 5, 2026

    Le Samouraï (1967) - The reputation this movie has as an "ultimate cool" film is funny as it leaves out that Jef is a complete sadboy nobody living in the worst apartment in Paris with no life outside his job. All of the police procedural scenes are fantastic, the cops are assholes in the best way.

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  • Dan @danw3000.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 2, 2026

    Last night I watched Le Samouraï (1967) as part of a monthly "cinema" club where we watch classic movies and then chat the movie to bits once the month is up. Kinda like a book club. I loved this. So cool, so sexy, so French. The ripples this movie casts out in the pond reach forever. 🧵1/2

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  • Rob Hanna @robhanna.bsky.socialBluesky · May 29, 2026

    Thinking about a corridor in Melville's Army of Shadows, which is one *hell* of a movie. Like it a lot more than Le Samouraï or Bob Le Flambeur. Oooh, and the corridor in Punch Drunk Love

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  • vera @verchan.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 24, 2026

    extremely slow day at work. boss took today off. it's movie day at the office. it's Le Samouraï on company time, bitches

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  • Alain Delon Society @delonsociety.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 15, 2026

    Alain Delon on the set of "Le Samouraï", 1967. #AlainDelon #Delon #Film

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  • SBS Recommender @sbsrecommender.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 11, 2026

    If you liked Le Samouraï, you’ll like Jean-Pierre Melville’s 1970 heist film Le Cercle Rouge on Beamafilm beamafilm.com/watch/le-cer...

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  • SBS Recommender @sbsrecommender.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 4, 2026

    French Film Noir starring Alain Delon, Le Samouraï (1967) is streaming now on SBS On Demand www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/mov...

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  • the yuri sorcerer @yurisorcerer.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 21, 2026

    watching a French movie (Le Samouraï) out of boredom, do people who like sad handsome guys know about this fellow? I feel like they'd enjoy him

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  • Archibald Fitz @archibaldfitz.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 29, 2025

    In a career-defining performance, #AlainDelon plays Jef Costello, a contract killer with #samurai instincts. Le Samouraï (1967) www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuhP... #filmsky #CrimeFiction

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  • Bruce Stokes @bruciestokes.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 14, 2025

    After watching The Running Man earlier, a different class of film tonight, Le Samouraï www.imdb.com/title/tt0062...

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · May 28, 2025

    The (movie) Le Samouraï (4K) (HD/HDX) is available today on (Vudu) (US) for $5 Cast: Alain Delon, François Périer, Nathalie Delon, Cathy Rosier, Jacques Leroy, Michel Boisrond Genre: (Drama) Trailer & Reviews : www.rottentomatoes.com/m/le_samourai/

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  • Brandon Parker @gulox2.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 14, 2024

    45 minutes early to Le Samouraï at the Detroit Film Theatre in the Detroit Institute of Arts. This is why I get here early, to enjoy a snack in this lovely café.

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  • badelf @badelfTMDB reviews · Oct 11, 2026

    Summary: 8/10: A masterclass in dialogue economy and atmosphere that hasn't lost its craft, only its element of surprise, having spent sixty years teaching every assassin movie that followed how to be cool, quiet, and doomed. A man lies motionless on a narrow bed in a room the color of a held breath; grey walls, grey light, a caged bullfinch for company. Three minutes pass before a word of dialogue arrives, and by then Jean-Pierre Melville has already told you everything you need to know about…

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  • John Doffing @johndoffing.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 31, 2026

    "Le Samouraï (lit. 'The Samurai') is a 1967 neo-noir crime thriller film written and directed by Jean-Pierre Melville and starring Alain Delon . . . " en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Samo...

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  • House of Slade @pulptrashdiscorama.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 14, 2026

    A film I love: Le Samouraï

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  • Asia Society New York @newyork.asiasociety.orgBluesky · Jun 30, 2026

    We see the parallels, do you? 👀 Join us July 9-12 as Isabel Sandoval presents her films in "Desire & Solitude: The Cinema of Isabel Sandoval." The first theatrical preview of her film "Moonglow" will be screened alongside two films that inspired it: "Le Samouraï" and "The Earrings of Madame de…"

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  • Romain Torres @torresromain.bsky.socialBluesky · May 24, 2026

    Aujourd'hui j'ai vu pour la première fois Le Samouraï au cinéma et ça fait bizarre de découvrir un vieux film qui a tant influencé le cinéma que j'aime tant aujourd'hui. La trope du tueur solitaire et souvent stylé (ici hyper bien habillé) est l'un des genres de film que je regarde le plus.

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  • Shawn @shawn-quixote.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 18, 2026

    Isn’t “Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai” just a remake or heavily borrowed/inspired by “Le Samouraï?” Not mad about it. Ghost Dog is a quirky, enjoyable flick. Maybe I should actually watch “Le Samourai” to be sure. 😁 #Film #Criterion #Samurai

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