Superbly evocative of the period in both imagery and mood, Lacombe Lucien is a character study of a young man during a dark chapter in French history
Lacombe, Lucien (1974)
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Synopsis: This unflinching film by legendary director Louis Malle was one of the first of its time to openly discuss the troublesome issue of French collaboration with the Nazis during World War II. It... This unflinching film by legendary director Louis Malle was one of the first of its time to openly discuss the troublesome issue of French collaboration with the Nazis during World War II. It follows an innocent young man (the very talented Pierre Blaise, who was killed in a car accident a year after the movie was made), who's looking for adventure and a sense of self-worth as he thinks about joining the French Resistance--but ends up as a member of the Gestapo instead. Quite controversial on its original release in 1974, the film uses its main character's journey as a prism for examining the moral ambiguity and guilt of France's war years. [More]
Starring: Pierre Blaise, Aurore Clement
Starring: Pierre Blaise, Aurore Clement
Director: Louis Malle
Director: Louis Malle
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Reviews for Lacombe, Lucien
A controversial WWII drama about the German occupation of France that has a young French Gestapo policeman romance a young Jewess.
Malle's absolute faith in his skills...and in the inherent power of this true story puts Lacombe, Lucien in the company of the best humanist portraits ever filmed
The collaborationist anti-hero finds Malle instantly broaching a cultural taboo, compounded when the traitorous young man forces himself into a sexual relationship with a not-entirely unyielding girl named France.
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