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Le Samourai

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After more than 12 years of doing this podcast, it was high time for us to review something by French director Jean-Pierre Melville. Le Samourai was his (and his star, Alain Delon's) homage to '40s Hollywood noir. This crime classic is about Delon's passive hitman, who's either too cool for school...or just doesn't care. In this one-Ryan show, the talk gets into relating to Delon's loner mindset and solo lifestyle, although not so much his sparse apartment, his constant smoking or his work as a contract killer. Or having a chirpie bird for a roommate. The ending is puzzling...but it might be more understandable when you remember the code of an actual samurai. So put on your white gloves, pull out your heater and prepare for episode #668 of Have You Ever Seen.

Melville's film didn't predate the French New Wave, but he himself did. He, Godard, Truffaut, all of 'em could no doubt have been even more prolific back in those days if they had Sparkplug Coffee. Use our "HYES" promo code and you will be able to benefit from a onetime 20% discount. Go to "sparkplug.coffee/hyes".

Subscribe to our channel in your app, but also review the podcast and rate it. Find us on YouTube (@hyesellis in the search bar) and do all those things there too.

Contact options: email ([email protected]). Social media: ryan-ellis and @moviefiend51 on Bluesky and Twi-X, with Bev's contact info being bevellisellis and @bevellisellis (on Bluesky and Twi-X).

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Content provided by Ryan Ellis and Bev Ellis. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Ryan Ellis and Bev Ellis or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://staging.podcastplayer.com/legal.

After more than 12 years of doing this podcast, it was high time for us to review something by French director Jean-Pierre Melville. Le Samourai was his (and his star, Alain Delon's) homage to '40s Hollywood noir. This crime classic is about Delon's passive hitman, who's either too cool for school...or just doesn't care. In this one-Ryan show, the talk gets into relating to Delon's loner mindset and solo lifestyle, although not so much his sparse apartment, his constant smoking or his work as a contract killer. Or having a chirpie bird for a roommate. The ending is puzzling...but it might be more understandable when you remember the code of an actual samurai. So put on your white gloves, pull out your heater and prepare for episode #668 of Have You Ever Seen.

Melville's film didn't predate the French New Wave, but he himself did. He, Godard, Truffaut, all of 'em could no doubt have been even more prolific back in those days if they had Sparkplug Coffee. Use our "HYES" promo code and you will be able to benefit from a onetime 20% discount. Go to "sparkplug.coffee/hyes".

Subscribe to our channel in your app, but also review the podcast and rate it. Find us on YouTube (@hyesellis in the search bar) and do all those things there too.

Contact options: email ([email protected]). Social media: ryan-ellis and @moviefiend51 on Bluesky and Twi-X, with Bev's contact info being bevellisellis and @bevellisellis (on Bluesky and Twi-X).

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