Lacombe Lucien

Louis Malle, 1974

Spine #329

Picked by 1 guest

Drama / War

Part of Eclipse Series 25: Basil Dearden's London Underground

Criterion TMDB

Directed by Louis Malle

Written by Patrick Modiano, Louis Malle

Cinematography Tonino Delli Colli

Edited by Suzanne Baron

Cast Pierre Blaise, Aurore Clément, Holger Löwenadler, Therese Giehse, Stéphane Bouy, Loumi Iacobesco, René Bouloc, Jean Rougerie

Picked by

Ari Aster director

“Lacombe, Lucien, one of the great films by the great Louis Malle, about a young man who wants to join the Resistance against the Nazis. But when the Resistance doesn’t take him, he decides to become a Nazi. And, I mean, Nazis are back in the mainstream. So, yeah, it’s worth a watch.”

Ari Aster

Also mentioned as part of Eclipse Series 25: Basil Dearden's London Underground

Juliette Binoche and Ralph Fiennes actor

“I’ve seen Victim with Dirk Bogarde. It’s one of the early films dealing with homosexuality. Okay. It’s very strong– Basil Dearden’s a great British director, postwar.”

Juliette Binoche and Ralph Fiennes