Showing posts with label Louis Malle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Louis Malle. Show all posts

Thursday, August 15, 2019

ZAZIE DANS LE METRO (1960)



Directed By: Louis Malle 
Written By: Louis Malle & Jean-Paul Rappeneau 
Based on the Novel By: Raymond Queneau 
Cinematography: Henry Raichi 
Editor: Kenout Peltier 


Cast: Catherine Demongeot, Phillipe Noiret, Hubert Dechamps, Carla Marlier, Annie Fratellini 

With her mother away for the weekend, a brash and precocious ten-year-old country-girl sets out to explore Paris during a Métro strike, under her uncle's not-so-watchful eye. Can a little girl cause so much chaos in the heart of the city?

Friday, August 9, 2019

JEFF OF THE CINEFILES & UNFINISHED BUSINESS: HALL OF FAME: FILE #0060: ATLANTIC CITY (1980)



Directed By: Louis Malle 
Written By: John Guare 
Cinematography By: Richard Ciupka 
Editor: Suzanne Baron 

Cast: Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon, Kate Reid, Michel Piccoli, Robert Joy, Mary Alice, Robert Goulet, Wallace Shawn, Hollis McLaren 


Dreams. Becoming an Atlantic City croupier will help Sally realize her dream of going to Monte Carlo, a symbol of the glamorous life that has been evading her since escaping from Saskatchewan a decade ago. Lou dreams that he was a great mobster in the old days. Grace came to Atlantic City for a Betty Grable look-alike contest and stayed to become the wife of a mobster. A brief visit to Atlantic City by Sally's estranged husband will change the course of the lives of Sally and Lou.

Sunday, November 25, 2012

ELEVATOR TO THE GALLOWS (1958)

Directed By: Louis Malle Written By: Louis Malle & Roger Nimier Based On the Novel By: Noel Calef Cinematography By: Henri Decae Editor: Leonide Azar Original Music By: Miles Davis Cast: Maurice Ronet, Jeanne Moreau, Georges Poujouly, Yori Bertin