Le Samouraï 4K (1973)
de Jean-Pierre Melville
Criterion - 10 juillet 2024
Titre Original :
Audio : French: LPCM Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
Sous-titres : English
Durée : 1h45
Format : 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray / import US
Zone : 4K Blu-ray: Region free
2K Blu-ray: Region A
Genre : Film Noir, Crime, Thriller
Synopsis
After carrying out a hit on a nightclub owner, hitman Jef Costello discovers a witness to the killing. Before he can act, he is arrested in a sweep of suspects. Released after the witness fails to come forward, Costello goes from being the hunter to the hunted.
Contenu et Bonus
- New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
- One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
- Interviews with Melville and actors Alain Delon, François Périer, Nathalie Delon, and Cathy Rosier
- Interviews with Rui Nogueira, editor of Melville on Melville, and Ginette Vincendeau, author of Jean-Pierre Melville: An American in Paris
- Melville-Delon: D’honneur et de nuit (2011), a short documentary exploring the friendship between the director and the actor and their iconic collaboration on Le samouraï
- Trailer
- PLUS: An essay by film scholar David Thomson, an appreciation by filmmaker John Woo, and excerpts from Melville on Melville