Le Samourai - a good companion film
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filmfan86 — 17 years ago(December 10, 2008 06:24 PM)
I found some similarities between the Alan Ladd character and the lead role in Le Samourai - a french (kind of) noir film from 1967 - if you like this - i'd be interested to see what you think of Le Samourai!
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PenelopeTree — 16 years ago(December 04, 2009 02:42 PM)
I noticed that Alain Delon wears the same trench coat and hat in Le Samouri as Alan Ladd in TGFH.
They are both silent types. They have a similar apartment and a relationship to a pet that shows a tender side to the hired killers. A bird in the case of LS.
And oh yes they are both hired killers.
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SeanJoyce — 14 years ago(January 13, 2012 01:32 AM)
I love the different symbolic purposes of the animals.
The cat, as Ladd describes, lives alone and doesn't need anybody. Like Ladd's character, it's a stray creature that lives dependently and yet deep down craves for affection.
The bird remains in a cage, never freeit's enslaved to its environment, like Delon is to his profession.
And Delon definitely "borrowed" Ladd's look. The relationships they share with the main female (who won't incriminate them) are similar as well.
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Bree_33 — 10 years ago(February 16, 2016 02:39 PM)
The cat, as Ladd describes, lives alone and doesn't need anybody. Like Ladd's character, it's a stray creature that lives dependently and yet deep down craves for affection.
The bird remains in a cage, never freeit's enslaved to its environment, like Delon is to his profession.
Interesting observation. Also both find themselves attached to female nightclub entertainers.
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