yeah, the chase scene in Carlito's Way might've been inspired by A Bout de Souffle - the final run and then getting shoot to death, all filmed from behind the carachter - I didn't say it was inspired by Le Samouraï, but I do see many connections... now, I know Melville did not invented the noir style. (I don't know who did) more accurate would be say that he created a sub-gender from noir. just notice that many films that are known to be "noir films" are not exactly that: The Usual Suspects, Pulp Fiction and others... it's kind of a sub-gender that mix noir, crime, drama and that is known for the big crowds as noir itself.