Janus Films: First Look at New 4K Restoration of Le Samourai
HomeJanus Films: First Look at New 4K Restoration of Le Samourai
Posted March 13, 2024 11:06 PM by Webmaster
Janus Films has provided an official domestic trailer for the new 4K restoration of Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Samouraï (1967), starring Alain Delon, François Périer, Nathalie Delon, Cathy Rosier, and Jacques Leroy. The new 4K restoration will have its premiere at Film Forum in New York City on March 29. It will open nationally on April 5.
Also included with this announcement is an official theatrical poster.
In a career-defining performance, Alain Delon plays Jef Costello, a contract killer with samurai instincts. After carrying out a flawlessly planned hit, Jef 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. An elegantly stylized masterpiece of cool by maverick director Jean‑Pierre Melville, Le samouraï is a razor-sharp cocktail of 1940s American gangster cinema and 1960s French pop culture—with a liberal dose of Japanese lone-warrior mythology.
Restored in 4K by Pathé and The Criterion Collection at L'Immagine Ritrovata, from the original 35mm negative. Presented with support from the George Fasel Memorial Fund for Classic French Cinema.
Also included with this announcement is an official theatrical poster.
In a career-defining performance, Alain Delon plays Jef Costello, a contract killer with samurai instincts. After carrying out a flawlessly planned hit, Jef 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. An elegantly stylized masterpiece of cool by maverick director Jean‑Pierre Melville, Le samouraï is a razor-sharp cocktail of 1940s American gangster cinema and 1960s French pop culture—with a liberal dose of Japanese lone-warrior mythology.
Restored in 4K by Pathé and The Criterion Collection at L'Immagine Ritrovata, from the original 35mm negative. Presented with support from the George Fasel Memorial Fund for Classic French Cinema.
