Ascenseur Pour L’Echafaud
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Director: Louis Malle
Cast: Jeanne Moreau, Maurice Ronet, Georges Poujouly, Felix Marten
France, 1957, 92'
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feature-film debut of famed director Louis Malle is an interesting,
modern film noir with the classic theme of lovers plotting to kill the
husband and make it look like suicide. Jeanne Moreau, as Florence
Carala, gives an astonishing performance, perverse but naive as she
leads her young lover down a path that can only lead to doom for both
of them. Malle and his cinematographer Henri Decae make extensive use
of Paris at night, giving the film the feel of claustrophobia and
desperation reminiscent of the classic noir films. The excellent score
by Miles Davis adds to the entire effect of this mystery thriller. |
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