French film? - Chuen zik saat sau (2001) Discussion

[–] iasc 20 years ago

the film is Leon aka The professinal in the U.S.

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Nope sorry: Tok is talking about a movie featuring Alain Delon, and Leon is with Jean Reno...
This question was answered somewhere else on imdb....can't remember the answer thou...

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[–] jamescampb 20 years ago

I thought it might have been a reference to La Femme Nikita since the film makers obviously like Luc Besson's films.

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[–] anon99989 20 years ago

No, La Femme Nikita doesn't have the actor Tok was talking about.

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[–] cerealkiller4297 20 years ago

I think the film was le Samourai. An old black and white french film that John Woo was directly influenced by when he made the killer.

has been a while since I've seen it though so...

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[–] chaos-rampant 16 years ago

Le Samourai is not in black and white.

That's the one I thought too but I don't remember it featuring a hand stabbing scene.

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[–] dark_frances 14 years ago

I don't believe this...

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[–] fredlafaire 17 years ago

I was also thinking Le Samourai. And if it isn't that one, then I'm sure it's one of Melville's other movies. His films really influenced Woo and other such directors.

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[–] pipeoxide 17 years ago

Le samourai isn't in black & white...I don't think that's the movie Lau was referencing, however, as I'd seen it prior to FTK. Oh well! I'm curious what it is, tho!

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[–] tobiasstockinger 17 years ago

Yeah it's not Le Samourai, I have another Melville Delon collaboration called "Dirty Moeny" I'll watch that soon, perhaps it's from there

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[–] tobiasstockinger 17 years ago

Okay I watched "Dirty Money" it's not from there.

It could perhaps be a reference to the energy of a scene in "Le Samourai" but I am very sure there is no scene where someone literally has a knife through there hand in "Le Samourai"

The other possibility is that Tok/Toey is getting his movies mixed up which is why the same henchman later says "That movie you talked about I couldn't find it anywhere it doesn't exist" as he beats him up

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[–] KidSixXx 16 years ago

The other possibility is that Tok/Toey is getting his movies mixed up which is why the same henchman later says "That movie you talked about I couldn't find it anywhere it doesn't exist" as he beats him up.

Well, Le Samourai is rumored to be one of Johnny To's favorite films, so I'd guess that Tok is referring to that movie even if there is no scene where Alain Delion stabs someone in the hand.

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[–] Pieriku 16 years ago

Saw both movies this week and there was no hand-stabbing in "Le Samourai". But since Alain Delon it might not be to the hand stabbing that he is referencing. In "Le Samourai", Alain Delon is a professionnal killer that is betrayed by his employers, exactly what happens to Tok. He is understanding that he is about to be betrayed by them and that's why he references to that movie.

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[–] rrpostal 16 years ago

Thanks for everyone's take on this. I came to IMDB to figure this query out myself. There are several Delon films I was abut to download. I think you've saved me the trouble, but I want to see a few anyway because they sound good. Funny how that same line piqued so many people's interests.

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[–] foob-5 15 years ago

Probably none, since later in the movie the guy with the wounded hand says he couldn't find it.

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[–] SlashnThrash666 15 years ago

Hmmm, "Le Choc"? I've not seen a dvd available of it but going through some Alain Delon films a while back led me to read a review on this site for "Le Choc" which detailed a fork through the hand scene. Considering the love shown to Le Samourai with Alain Delon, i'd guess this is the one, though I can't confirm it :)

Plus: It's on the references list on Fulltime Killer's IMDB page.
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