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Tag Archives: Louis Malle
Alamo Bay (1985) Louis Malle, Amy Madigan, Ed Harris, Ho Nguyen
Embittered Vietnam veteran Shang (Ed Harris) feels like he is at war with the Vietnamese Read More »
The Lovers AKA Les amants (1958) Louis Malle, Jeanne Moreau, Alain Cuny, Jean-Marc Bory
Bored with her husband, bored with her polo-playing lover Read More »
A Very Private Affair AKA Vie privée (1962) Louis Malle, Brigitte Bardot, Marcello Mastroianni, Nicolas Bataille
When Jill becomes a movie star, she soon discovers that her private life is destroyed Read More »
Damage (1992) Louis Malle, Jeremy Irons, Juliette Binoche, Miranda Richardson
A member of Parliament (Irons) falls passionately in love with his son’s fiancée. Read More »
…And the Pursuit of Happiness (1986) Louis Malle, Franklin Chang-Diaz, Louis Malle, Anastasio Samosa Portocarrero
After acknowledging his own immigrant background, Malle, tries to present the range of immigrant experiences in the US during the 1980’s. Read More »
The Silent World AKA Le monde du silence (1956) Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Louis Malle, Frédéric Dumas, Albert Falco
This pioneering nature documentary investigates aquatic habitats in various locations around the world. Read More »
Elevator to the Gallows AKA Ascenseur pour l’échafaud (1957) Jeanne Moreau, Maurice Ronet, Georges Poujouly
The feature-film debut of famed director Louis Malle is an interesting, modern film noir with the classic theme of lovers plotting Read More »
Murmur of the Heart AKA Le souffle au coeur (1971) Louis Malle, Lea Massari, Benoît Ferreux, Daniel Gélin
This is a jolly coming-of-age story about a 14-year-old boy named Laurent Chevalier who is growing up in bourgeois surroundings in Dijon, France. Read More »
God’s Country (1985) Louis Malle
Original footage of the prosperous farming community of Glencoe Minnesota, 60 miles west of Minneapolis, was filmed in 1979 for a PBS documentary. Read More »
Phantom India (1969) Louis Malle, Thomas Frederick Howard, Ambu
A very personal labour and a densely informative account of its subject. Read More »
Calcutta (1969) Louis Malle
With minimal narration by the director and very little context this is a kaleidoscope of stunning visuals from Calcutta Read More »
Lacombe Lucien (1974) Louis Malle, Pierre Blaise, Aurore Clément, Holger Löwenadler
A small town in the south-west of France, summer of 1944. Having failed to join the resistance, the 18 year old Lucien Lacombe Read More »
Au Revoir les Enfants (1987) Louis Malle, Gaspard Manesse, Raphael Fejtö, Francine Racette
In 1944, upper class boy Julien Quentin and his brother François travel to Catholic boarding school in the countryside after vacations. Read More »
Human, Too Human (1974) Louis Malle, René Vautier
A documentary with almost no words following the production of Citroen cars at a plant in Northern France and their later sales. Read More »