獨行殺手 THE SAMOURAI (LE SAMOURAI)
法國France/1967/95mins/35mm/ 法語對白 英文字幕 In French with English Subtitles
導演Dir: 尚皮亞梅維爾Jean-Pierre Melville
演員Cast: 阿倫狄龍Alain Delon, 法蘭索瓦貝利亞Francois Perier

如要選一齣阿倫狄龍的代表作，二話不說 -《獨行殺手》。影片不但是眾多狄龍迷的首選，也被譽為梅維爾的完美之作。阿倫狄龍飾演單獨行事、我行我素的殺手謝夫，一次任務後，他被警方鎖定為嫌疑犯，雖然他有完整的不在場證據，保釋後其實依然危機四伏：警方仍然暗中監視，僱主更欲置他於死地。九十五分鐘的影片裡，對白簡約而精僻，謝夫就是一副冷峻的臉孔，他既是壞份子又抱有自己一套的道德操守，這份正邪混合正是獨行殺手的魅力之源。梅維爾以日本武士為片名，一方面隱喻阿倫狄龍這位殺手仿如現代武士，盜亦有道，同時亦解釋了影片那仿如日本能劇的簡約風格。

If one has to name a definitive Delon film, then THE SAMOURAI it is. Under Melville's super direction – many considered this to be his perfect film – Delon plays Jef Costello, a solitary hit-man who lives by his own rules. After killing a nightclub owner, he is pursued by the police as their prime suspect. While he manages to provide sufficient alibi to get himself released on a custody, Costello is in no way relieved: the police are still keeping a close eye on him, while his employers have decided to have him killed. With minimum dialogue and facial expression, Delon's Costello is implacable and emotionless; he is clearly a villain and yet he conveys moral superiority. He is both chilling and sympathetic.

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