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Le feu follet : The fire within /

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Alain Leroy is a self-destructive writer who is enduring a treatment in a private hospital because of his alcoholism. The doctor only sees the surface problem and declares it time for Alain to leave the hospital. Alain resolves to commit suicide, but first he goes to Paris and tries to reconnect wit...

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Corporate Authors: Janus Films, Nouvelles éditions de films (Firm), Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors: Queffelean, Alain (Producer), Malle, Louis, 1932-1995 (Screenwriter, Director), Ronet, Maurice, 1927-1983 (Actor), Skerla, Léna (Actor), Clech, Yvonne, 1920- (Actor), Stewart, Alexandra, Moreau, Jeanne, 1928-2017 (Actor), Drieu La Rochelle, Pierre, 1893-1945
Format: Video DVD
Language:French
Language Notes:In French with optional subtitles in English.
Published: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2008]
Edition:Special ed.
Series:Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 430.
Subjects:
Depressed persons > France > Drama.
Alcoholics > Rehabilitation > France > Drama.
Suicide > France > Drama.
Friendship > France > Paris > Drama.
France > Drama.
Melodrama > Feature.
Feature films.
Melodrama.
New wave films.
Motion pictures, French.
Foreign films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
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Summary:Alain Leroy is a self-destructive writer who is enduring a treatment in a private hospital because of his alcoholism. The doctor only sees the surface problem and declares it time for Alain to leave the hospital. Alain resolves to commit suicide, but first he goes to Paris and tries to reconnect with some old friends.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1963.
Based on the book 'Le feu follet' by Pierre Drieu La Rochelle.
Special features: Archival interviews with director Louis Malle and actor Maurice Ronet; "Malle's Fire within:" a new video program featuring interviews with actor Alexandra Stewart and filmmakers Philippe Collin and Volker Schlöndorff; "Jusqu'au 23 juillet:" a 2005 documentary short about the film and its source novel, Le feu follet, by Pierre Drieu La Rochelle, featuring actor Mathieu Amalric, writer Didier Daeninckx, and Cannes festival curator Pierre-Henri Deleau; booklet features new essays by critic Michel Ciment and film historian Peter Cowie.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Format:DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.66:1, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., restored High-Definition digital transfer, NTSC.
Production Credits:Cinematography, Ghislain Cloquet ; editor, Suzanne Baron ; production designer, Bernard Evein.
ISBN:9781604650389
1604650389