Lift to the scaffold ascenseur pour lechafaud was the perfect opening to the french new wave in 1958, sashaying in to a jazz score from miles davis and starring jeanne moreau as a mistressin. Jeanne moreau, maurice ronet, georges poujouly, lino ventura en yori bertin. Whether the book brings you to the movie and soundtrack album or the movie to the book and soundtrack or the soundtrack to the movie and book. Please note that the number of user displayed might differ from the total number of users that favorited this movie. There is a chronological sketch pad of tracks which didnt appear in the original release, or appeared in altered form, and.
Louis malles brash debut, now on rerelease, about a. Elevator to the gallows also known as lift to the scaffold uk, is a 1958 french crime film. Ascenseur pour l echafaud lift to the scaffold film location. Celebrated as the grande dame of cinema in france, she also embodies a seductive idea of french femininity particularly powerful outside france.
Elevator to the gallows ascenseur pour l echafaud 1958 trailer subtitled in 9 languages. A selfassured businessman murders his employer, the husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an illfated chain of events. Read the ascenseur pour lechafaud movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Ok, malles film has its fair share of noir themes fatalism, apparent betrayal, obsessive love, etc. Miles davis moody, evocative music for the louis malle movie translation. Read the ascenseur pour l echafaud plot and find out who is in the cast and crew at. Jeanpaul rappeneau, a jazz fan and malles assistant at the time, suggested asking miles davis to create the films soundtrack possibly inspired by the modern jazz quartets recording for roger vadims saiton jamais does one ever know, released a.
Ascenseur pour l echafaud times favorite movie button overview. It was recorded at le poste parisien studio in paris on december 4 and 5, 1957. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing ascenseur pour l echafaud near you. Jazz and film noir are perfect bedfellows, as evidenced by the soundtrack of louis malles ascenseur pour l echafaud lift to the scaffold. Fandango fanalert sign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area. Ascenseur pour lechafaud original title not rated 1h 31min crime, drama, thriller 29 january 1958 france 1. Although louis malle s stylish 1958 directorial debut film is frequently cited among french noirs, ascenseur pour lechafaud or lift to the scaffold looks at least as much forward to the upcoming new wave cinema and perhaps to the later noirs of jeanpierre melville as it does backwards to the noirs of the likes of carne, becker, dassin, duvivier, clouzot, etc.
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