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Jean-Pierre Melville’s ‘Le Samouraï’ Plays with the Perils of the Loner

Jean-Pierre Melville’s ‘Le Samouraï’ Plays with the Perils of the Loner

Under the lens of cultural and historical context, as well as understanding the reflective nature of popular culture, it's hard not to read this film as a cautionary tale about the limitations of isolationism.