The feature-film debut of famed director Louis Malle is an interesting, modern film noir with the classic theme of lovers plotting Read More »
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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 »
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 »
The Thief of Paris (1967) Louis Malle, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Geneviève Bujold, Marie Dubois
In Paris around 1900, Georges Randal is brought up by his wealthy uncle, who steals his inheritance. Read More »
Viva Maria! (1965) Louis Malle, Brigitte Bardot, Jeanne Moreau, George Hamilton, Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Western
Vanya on 42nd Street (1994) Louis Malle, Wallace Shawn, Phoebe Brand, George Gaynes, Comedy, Drama, Romance
An uniterrupted rehersal of Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya” played out by a company of actors. The setting is their run down theater with an unusable stage and crumbling ceiling. Read More »