Le Samouraï
There’s a scene in Le Samouraï that sums up the whole movie for me. Jef is standing in the subway. He looks to his right just a dark tunnel. Then he looks to his left another dark tunnel. That’s it. No big dramatic moment. Just a man standing between two voids.
That’s the movie.
It’s not really about being a hitman. It’s about isolation. It’s about a guy moving through a world that feels cold and empty, like nothing is waiting for him on either side. He lives by this strict code, these routines, but the world around him doesn’t care. It’s astonishing how this movie makes existentialism look tragically beautiful.
What’s cooler than being cool… Jeff Costello