Ascenseur pour l'échafaud /

For his feature debut, twenty-four-year-old Louis Malle brought together a mesmerizing performance by Jeanne Moreau, evocative cinematography by Henri Decaë, and a now legendary jazz score by Miles Davis. Taking place over the course of one restless Paris night, Malle's richly atmospheric crime...

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Uniform Title:Ascenseur pour l'échafaud (Motion picture)
Main Authors: Malle, Louis, 1932-1995 (Author), Davis, Miles (Composer, composer (expression))
Corporate Authors: Criterion Collection (Firm), Janus Films, Lux Compagnie cinématographique de France
Other Authors: Thuillier, Jean (Producer), Moreau, Jeanne, 1928-2017 (Actor), Ronet, Maurice, 1927-1983 (Actor), Poujouly, Georges, 1940-2000 (Actor), Bertin, Yori (Actor), Wall, Jean, 1899 or 1900-1959 (Actor), Petrovich, Iván, 1894-1962 (Actor), Marten, Félix (Actor), Ventura, Lino, 1919-1987 (Actor), Calef, Noël, 1907-1968
Format: Video
Language:French
Language Notes:French dialogue, with optional English subtitles.
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, [2021]
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Kanopy)
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Summary:For his feature debut, twenty-four-year-old Louis Malle brought together a mesmerizing performance by Jeanne Moreau, evocative cinematography by Henri Decaë, and a now legendary jazz score by Miles Davis. Taking place over the course of one restless Paris night, Malle's richly atmospheric crime thriller stars Moreau and Maurice Ronet as lovers whose plan to murder her husband (his boss) goes awry, setting off a chain of events that seals their fate. A career touchstone for its director and female star, ELEVATOR TO THE GALLOWS was an astonishing beginning to Malle's eclectic body of work, and it established Moreau as one of the most captivating actors ever to grace the screen
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 92 minutes) : sound
Playing Time:01:31:18
Audience:Rating: Not rated.
Production Credits:Cinematographer, Henri Decaë ; editor, Léonide Azar ; original music, Miles Davis ; screenwriters, Rino Mondellini and Jean Mandaroux
Related Items:Based on the novel by Noël Calef.