He appealed all the way to the us supreme court, which overturned the convictions, ruling that the film was not obscene. Les amants louis malle jeanne tournier jeanne moreau is the wife of a provincial newspaper proprietor who alleviates her boredom by spending time in paris with her wealthy socialite friend maggy judith magre, and lover raoul. The tourniers villa is a composite of an actual villa in dijon as its supposed to be together with exteriors filmed near paris. When louis malles film the lovers first premiered in the us in 1959, people were scandalized by its open sexuality. In malle s second feature, he continued his association with new star moreau in an at the time controversial study of bourgeois emptiness and sexual yearnings. Whereas malles debut, lift to the scaffold was a noirish thriller, les amants is a much more classical, sensual piece of film making. Louis malle, born october 30, 1932, thumeries, francedied november 23, 1995, beverly hills, california, u. After screening this film, nico jacobellis, manager of the heights art theater in cleveland heights, ohio, was charged with and convicted of possessing and exhibiting an obscene film. Nel 1987 esce il film au revoir les enfants in italiano arrivederci ragazzi, vincitore del leone doro al festival del cinema di venezia. Louis malle celebrity profile check out the latest louis malle photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Jul 15, 2017 this feature is not available right now.
Louis malle, the descendant of a french nobleman who made a fortune in beet sugar during the napoleonic wars, created films that explored life and its meaning. His notable movies included the lovers, the fire within, atlantic city, and au revoir les enfants. Na genoten te hebben van lascenseur pour lechafaud ook ditmaal weer met veel plezier gekeken naar les amants. Louis malle, french motionpicture director whose eclectic films were noted for their emotional realism and stylistic simplicity. A video i made of one of my favorite movies, les amants by louis malle. Malles family discouraged his early interest in film but, in 1950, allowed him to enter the institute of advanced cinematographic studies in paris. Despite the critical acclaim of his sophomore effort, ascenseur pour lechafaud lift to the scaffold, 1958, les amants was his real breakthrough. En 1958, louis malle realise les amants mettant en vedette jeanne moreau, avec qui il avait deja tourne ascenseur pour l. Jeanne tournier jeanne moreau is not only married to stuffy old henri but carrying on an affair in paris, when she suffers a sudden gallic attack of amour fou and takes off with a younger hunk, in louis malles early new wave movie. The lovers was malle s second feature film, made when he was 25 years old. Liberamente tratto da senza domani di vivant denon trama. In malles second feature, he continued his association with new star moreau in an at the time controversial study of bourgeois emptiness and sexual yearnings. Regarder les amants en streaming vf hd gratuit sur stream complet en version francaise. The little theatre of jean renoir by jean renoir 1969.
Les amants the lovers was only malles third feature film as a director, and his second work of fiction. Nov 01, 2011 a video i made of one of my favorite movies, les amants by louis malle. Shot in elegant long takes, with a brahms soundtrack, its. Les amants is a 1958 french drama film directed by louis malle which stars jeanne moreau, alain cuny, and jeanmarc bory. Les amants louis malle 1958 chroniques du cinephile. He appealed all the way to the us supreme court, which overturned the convictions, ruling that the film. Tremendously popular both in france and overseas, the film established malle as a. Liberamente tratto da senza domani di vivant denon. Elle est mariee au directeur dun journal, homme autoritaire et caustique. His film le monde du silence won the palme dor in 1956 and the academy award for best documentary in 1957, although he was not credited at the ceremony. The lovers les amants furthered the reputations of both director louis malle and star jeanne moreau and also pushed the boundaries of american censorship 1959 vintage to the breaking point. Achat les amants louis malle pas cher ou doccasion rakuten. Les amants est disponible en dvd et bluray chez gaumont. Trailer du film les amants les amants bandeannonce vf.