BFI at Home I Filmmakers in Focus: Louis Malle

Louis Malle’s thriller Lift to the Scaffold kick-started the career of one of French cinema’s most versatile directors. With a taut, innovative structure, an improvised soundtrack by Miles Davis and a charismatic performance by Jeanne Moreau, it introduced the world to a meticulous craftsman.
Malle worked in fiction - both with stars and with non-professional actors - and in documentary. Many of his films proved controversial, not least Lacombe, Lucien (1974) and Au revoir les enfants (1987), two groundbreaking accounts of life in the French provinces during the German occupation.
In this discussion, BFI programmer-at-large Geoff Andrew and Sue Harris, Professor of Film Studies at Queen Mary University of London, will focus on these three titles to look at what made Malle such a rewarding filmmaker.
Lift to the Scaffold, Lacombe, Lucien and Au revoir les enfants are now available to watch on BFI Player
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[@danieladamico5485]

Au revoir les enfants is my favorite! The ending kills me everytime 😢

[@Gypsywasteland]

Elevator of the Gallows and Murmur of the Heart two of my favorites

[@andywilliams3508]

Great discussion! Would love a regular podcast or something on different filmmakers! I will absolutely be looking at Lift to the Scaffold as soon as I can and adding Au revoir les enfants to my list too! Love BFI player!

[@DuncanUdaho67]

Yes! Was hoping you would do more of these.

[@spacecowgurl57]

Wonderful to give acclaim to such a extraordinary man!! Xoxoxo

[@nabukenyamoreen8150]

Congratulations