Le feu follet (1963)

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Director:

Louis Malle

Writer:

Pierre Drieu La Rochelle (novel)

Release Date:

7 October 1966 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Alain Leroy is having a course of treatment in a private hospital because of his problem with alcohol...

Plot Keywords:

Paris | Versailles | Psychological Drama | Depression | Alcoholism

Awards:

2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

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

Also Known As:

A Time to Live and a Time to Die (UK)
The Fire Within (USA)
Will o' the Wisp (International: English title)

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Argentina:16 | UK:12 (DVD rating) | UK:15 (re-rating) (1992) | UK:X (original rating) | West Germany:18 (bw)

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

Nouvelles Éditions de Films (NEF)

Trivia:

The Minville twins, well-off OAS sympathisers, were added to the script by Malle as a criticism of right wing nouvelle vague directors and their support for the French occupation of Algeria.

Goofs:

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.

Quotes:

Alain Leroy: The sensitivity was in my heart, not my hands.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

they all are already dead before he will commit suicide

for me personally after making this film L. Malle should have quited his profession because it is his number one which comparing to the other his movies is a giant

first time, i saw this film about 10 years ago and was completely excited about but when I grew up I stated that it is so empty, without soul, without life, without anything what could be priceless. the main hero who wants to commit suicide and people around him who are already dead - they live, talk and walk but don't feel don't miss don't hate and don't love. Everything looks like the royal family (aristocracy) which is childless and the only thing which is left is to die!

the film is filled with emptiness but whenever I watch it I want to live just to see movies like this one