Mark Cousins introduces tonight's thriller double bill. Film premiere
Leon Thriller starring
Jean Reno , Gary Oldman
Natalie Portman
In Little Italy, New York,
12-year-old Mathilda's family is murdered by Stansfield, a corrupt drugs enforcement agency cop. She escapes the carnage and seeks refuge in the apartment of Leon -a hit man. The two form a powerful relationship as Mathilda seeks revenge for her family. Widescreen.
Director Luc Besson (1994, 18)
♦ See Films: pages 69-76 **** ♦ Film of the Week: page 61
And at 12.00-1.45am
Le Samourai
Thriller starring
Alain Delon
A contract killer commits a murder, unperturbed by the presence of witnesses, but soon finds he is a target himself. In French with English subtitles. Director Jean-Pierre Melville
(1967, PG) ♦ See Films: pp 69-76 *****
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