Le Samouraï (The Godson)
November 12, 1999 (Friday) at 7:30 p.m. (French, 1967, 101 minutes, b&w, 35mm) Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville Starring Alain Delon, François Périer, Nathalie Delon in French with English subtitles |
A professional hit man undertakes the job of killing a night club owner. After completing the hit he discovers that he has left a witness and that the man he is working for has put out a hit on him. Director Jean-Pierre Melville mixes the conventions of American crime films from the 40s and 50s with a distinctly European austerity in this film noir masterpiece.