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Directed by: Louis Malle
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 star-crossed 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 to ever grace the screen.
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Format: DVD
Aspect Ratio:
1.66:1 (Anamorphic)
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French 1.0 Dolby Digital Mono
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English
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1
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1 Disc |
DVD-9
Supplements
- New interview with actor Jeanne Moreau
- Archival interviews with director Louis Malle, actors Maurice Ronet and Jeanne Moreau, and original soundtrack session pianist René Urtreger
- Footage of Miles Davismand Louis Malle from the soundtrack recording session
- New video program about the score with jazz trumpeter Jon Faddis and critic Gary Giddins
- Malle’s student film Crazeologie, featuring the title song by Charlie Parker
- Theatrical trailers
- A booklet featuring a new essay by critic Terrence Rafferty, an interview with Louis Malle, and a tribute by film producer Vincent Malle
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