The Fire Within (Le feu follet, The Wisp) (1963)

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Directed by

Louis Malle

Starring (View all)

Maurice Ronet
Alain Leroy

Léna Skerla
Lydia

Yvonne Clech
Mademoiselle Farnoux

Hubert Deschamps
D'Averseau

Mona Dol
Madame La Barbinais

René Dupuy
Charlie

Bernard Tiphaine
Milou

Bernard Noël
Dubourg

Written by

Pierre Drieu La Rochelle

Louis Malle
adaptation

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Alain Leroy is having a course of treatment in a private hospital because of his problem with alcohol. Although he is constantly distressed, he leaves the hospital and tries to meet good old days' friends. None of them will be helpful, increasing Alain's distress.

Release date: 7 October 1966

Tags: Suicide (5), French (3), Prison (3), B&w (3), Alcoholism (3), 1960s (3), Nihilism (3), Drama (3), Depressing (2), Not Again (2), Anxiety (2), 1963 (2), France (2), One Day (1), Depression (1), Bw (1), Louis Malle (1), I Want To Watch It Again (1), Aalcoholism (1), Prozac Anyone? (1)

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"12.4. Louis Mallen itsemurhaelokuva räväyttää aluksi ääniraidalle pohdiskelevan kertojanäänen, joka sönköttää elokuvan taikaa siihen malliin, että olin valmis luovuttamaan välittömästi. Sen jälkeen onneksi elokuva parantaa huomattavasti, koska kertoja on täysin tarpeeton kuvamateriaalin ilmaistessa paljon tehokkaammin kaiken sen, mitä kertoja yrittää. Hiljainen tukahtuminen onnettoman elämän syövereissä onnistutaan välittämään katsojalle sen verran tehokkaasti, ette"