The Fire Within
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| Directed by | Louis Malle |
| Written by | Pierre Drieu La Rochelle (novel) Louis Malle |
| Starring | Maurice Ronet Jeanne Moreau |
| Music by | Erik Satie |
| Cinematography | Ghislain Cloquet |
| Editing by | Suzanne Baron |
| Distributed by | Gibraltar Productions Governor Films Inc. |
| Release date(s) |  15 October 1963 17 February 1964 |
| Running time | 108 min. |
| Country | Italy France |
| Language | French |
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The Fire Within (French: Le feu follet) is a 1963 French film directed by Louis Malle. It is based on the novel of the same name by Pierre Drieu La Rochelle. The film stars Maurice Ronet as Alain Leroy, a recovering alcoholic at a rehabilitation clinic in Versailles who suffers from depression. He decides to end his life, but first decides to visit his friends in Paris one last time, in an attempt at finding a reason to continue living. The movie also stars Jeanne Moreau - who had previously worked with Ronet and Malle in Elevator to the Gallows - as well as Alexandra Stewart, Bernard Noel, Lena Skerla, Hubert Deschamps and Yvonne Clech. The score features the music of Erik Satie.
In his 2006 Movie Guide, Leonard Maltin gives the film 3.5 stars (out of four) and calls it "probably Malle's best early film."[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Leonard Maltin's 2006 Movie Guide, New York: Signet.
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| Preceded by Vivre sa vie |
Special Jury Prize, Venice 1963 tied with Vstuplijenije |
Succeeded by The Gospel According to St. Matthew tied with Hamlet |
