Don't miss this opportunity to see the movie that launched the legend of Jeanne Moreau.
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07/07/05
Elevator to the Gallows (1957)
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Reviews Counted:40
Fresh:38
Rotten:2
Average Rating:8/10
Theatrical Release:Jun 24, 2005 Limited
Synopsis: This psychological thriller is imbued with a wonderful Parisian atmosphere and a moody, improvisational score by legendary jazz trumpeter Miles Davis. A beautiful woman, Florence, and her lover,... [More]
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Reviews for Elevator to the Gallows
Top Critic... a little gem...
07/30/05
It's easy to see why this is a classic. It's got a great story, pacing that keeps you on your toes, decent performances, and a style that's timeless.
04/07/06
Made almost 50 years ago, the black-and-white French classic still grabs you by the throat.
10/05/06
Henri Decaë's black-and-white cinematography brings out the melancholy mystery of Paris' boulevards and cafes, and Ms. Moreau, shot with natural lighting and without make-up, is like a mournful goddess of glamour.
04/07/06
Top CriticMalle has a real knack for showing off the nasty side of humanity
05/09/06
A suspense thriller with a tense, jazzy score and a rich undercurrent of fatalistic irony.
10/05/06
the score by Miles is a remarkable one, tapping into the jazzy zeitgeist of the time
08/02/08
No review available.
04/30/04
Moreau’s nocturnal wanderings are made unbearably poignant by an exquisite Miles Davis jazz score that became famous in its own right.
06/27/05
Top CriticPart film noir, part melodrama, part Hitchcockian thriller, the film strives to be anything and everything and in many ways succeeds.
07/18/05
A plan for a perfect murder goes wildly wrong in this 1958 melodrama by one of France's great filmmakers.
06/23/05
Director-writer Louis Malle's first feature at 26 is a stylish French New Wave noir-ish thriller that never satisfies as much as it should.
07/06/06
Despite the film's misleading title and involuted story, it works.
06/16/05
What makes this swooningly atmospheric movie a true romance is the face of Jeanne Moreau in close-up, at once impassive, devious and tragic as she wanders the rain-soaked streets of nighttime Paris.
07/28/05
No review available.
07/06/05
A straightforward but classy thriller.
02/09/06
If you've never seen this 1957 film-noir gem, you should be seduced by the cool nocturnal cinematography of Henri Decae and the languid improvisational sounds of Miles Davis.
06/23/05
Top Critica perfect hybrid of French noir elegance and the New Wave's rough hewn realism
04/20/06
Like a black-and-white Hitchcockian tour of hell.
08/18/05
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