On July 21, the film is introduced by Adam Sanders, Houston Film Critics Society.

In a career-defining performance, Alain Delon plays a contract killer with samurai instincts. After carrying out a flawlessly planned hit, he finds himself caught between a persistent police investigator and a ruthless employer, and not even his armor of fedora and trench coat can protect him. An elegantly stylized masterpiece of cool by maverick director Jean‑Pierre Melville, Le samouraï is a razor-sharp cocktail of 1940s American gangster cinema and 1960s French pop culture—with a liberal dose of Japanese lone-warrior mythology.

About the Speaker
Adam Sanders is a member of the Houston Film Critics Society. A Michigan native, he studied film and journalism at Western Michigan University and took filmmaking courses at Houston Community College. Sanders was accepted into the HFCS in 2015 and has served as liaison to the MFAH since 2019. He uses movies as vehicles to travel through space and time—his favorite destinations are classic movies, independent films, and international cinema.