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Le feu follet (1963)
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7 October 1966 (USA)
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Alain Leroy is having a course of treatment in a private hospital because of his problem with alcohol...
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Julia Roberts liked the vignettes of Hindi feature film ‘Dhuaaan’
(From RealBollywood. 20 October 2009, 9:49 PM, PDT)
Movie Poster of the Week: "Le feu follet"
(From The Auteurs. 8 October 2009, 9:15 PM, PDT)
(From RealBollywood. 20 October 2009, 9:49 PM, PDT)
Movie Poster of the Week: "Le feu follet"
(From The Auteurs. 8 October 2009, 9:15 PM, PDT)
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LOTS of gray.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Maurice Ronet | ... | Alain Leroy | |
| Léna Skerla | ... | Lydia | |
| Yvonne Clech | ... | Mademoiselle Farnoux | |
| Hubert Deschamps | ... | D'Averseau | |
| Jean-Paul Moulinot | ... | Dr. La Barbinais | |
| Mona Dol | ... | Madame La Barbinais | |
| Pierre Moncorbier | ... | Moraine | |
| René Dupuy | ... | Charlie (as René Dupuis) | |
| Bernard Tiphaine | ... | Milou | |
| Bernard Noël | ... | Dubourg | |
| Ursula Kubler | ... | Fanny | |
| Jeanne Moreau | ... | Eva | |
| Alain Mottet | ... | Urcel | |
| François Gragnon | ... | François Minville | |
| Romain Bouteille | ... | Jerome Minville |
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Also Known As:
A Time to Live and a Time to Die (UK)
The Fire Within (USA)
Will o' the Wisp (International: English title)
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The Fire Within (USA)
Will o' the Wisp (International: English title)
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108 min
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1.66 : 1 more
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Finland:K-16 |
Argentina:16 |
UK:12 (DVD rating) |
UK:15 (re-rating) (1992) |
UK:X (original rating) |
West Germany:18 (bw)
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For the first two days, filming was done in color. However, director Louis Malle realized that this was a distraction from the story, so he decided to film in black-and-white.
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Crew or equipment visible: As Alain walks on the streets of Paris, the crew (pushing the dolly) is visible on the shop windows he passes by.
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Alain Leroy:
The sensitivity was in my heart, not my hands.
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Referenced in The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
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"The Fire Within" (French, 1963): Directed by Louis Malle, scored by Eric Satie. This is a perfect visual reason to use black and white with tons of gray. It is two days in the life of a young, popular man who has returned to his acquaintances, friends and ex-lovers, after vanishing into a program for alcoholics a program he found comforting, and did NOT want to leave. He searches through his relationships for a reason to continue his life, whether as-is or anew but overriding any thoughts of the future is his current state of total depression. His friends continued their lives during his absence, they continue their fast-paced, challenging repartee during his visits, and they will clearly continue after his leaving. "The Fire Within" is a quiet, observational film, interrupted only for conversations that seem to have substance, yet offer no solutions. It has one goal, and meets it very well.