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Le Samouraï (1967)

Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville · Cinematography by Henri Decaë

GP101 min63 frames

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Le Samouraï (1967) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room contains a wooden desk with a large map behind it. One man stands by the desk while…Le Samouraï (1967) movie still: medium — A dark, dimly lit room has a single wall-mounted lamp providing illumination. Two men in formal coats stand…Le Samouraï (1967) movie still: medium — A dimly lit underground transit station featuring curved tiled walls and shadowed archways. A man wearing a…Le Samouraï (1967) movie still: closeup — A man walks across a metallic footbridge against an urban background with blurred structures. The subject…Le Samouraï (1967) movie still: closeup — A city street with blurred buildings and parked cars fills the background. A man stands in the foreground…Le Samouraï (1967) movie still: medium — A dark office environment with black walls and a tufted leather chair. A young woman with blonde hair sits…Le Samouraï (1967) movie still: wide — A long, curved Paris Metro subway tunnel features white tile walls and rectangular advertisements. Several…Le Samouraï (1967) movie still: fullbody — An outdoor concrete stairwell features weathered walls with faint markings and heavy shadows. A figure in…Le Samouraï (1967) movie still: closeup — A close-up view of a vintage street map displaying various roads and metro lines. Text labels indicate…Le Samouraï (1967) movie still: medium — A basement room with bare stone walls and a small wooden storage cabinet. One man in a trench coat observes…Le Samouraï (1967) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room with dark walls, tall window curtains, and a birdcage pedestal. A man in a white t-shirt…Le Samouraï (1967) movie still: establishing — A Parisian underground subway station features arched white tiled walls and hanging signage. The…Le Samouraï (1967) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room with peeling grey wallpaper features a wooden dresser and armchair. One man stands…Le Samouraï (1967) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room with multiple desks arranged for official questioning. A man sits at the primary desk…Le Samouraï (1967) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room features a group of men gathered around a circular table. They are playing cards while…Le Samouraï (1967) movie still: wide — A dark, modern nightclub features a jazz band performing on a small raised platform. Multiple glass cylinder…
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What is Le Samouraï about?

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.

Le Samouraï is a 1967 neo-noir crime thriller film written and directed by Jean-Pierre Melville and starring Alain Delon, François Périer, Nathalie Delon, and Cathy Rosier. A Franco-Italian production, it depicts the intersecting paths of a professional hitman (Delon) trying to find out who hired him for a job and then tried to have him killed, and the Parisian commissaire (Périer) trying to catch him.

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What does the cinematography of Le Samouraï look like?

Sampled across 63 frames, the coverage of Le Samouraï leans on medium shots (57% of the sample) and close-ups (22%). Cinematographer Henri Decaë keeps 67% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 67% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 75% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1960s.

What is the color palette of Le Samouraï?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Le Samouraï (1967) are #2d2f2f, #0e0f0f, #515350, #d3d3ce, #abafaa, #f8f8f7 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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