Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
- Original title
- Ascenseur pour l'échafaud
- Directed by
- Louis Malle
- Genre
- drama film, film noir
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.6 of 10 from 708 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A couple plots to murder the woman's husband, but their plan goes wrong when one of them gets stuck in an elevator. The other spends a long night wandering Paris as the police investigate.
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What happens
Elevator to the Gallows (French: Ascenseur pour l'échafaud) is a 1958 French crime thriller tragedy film directed by Louis Malle in his directional debut. The film stars Jeanne Moreau and Maurice Ronet as lovers whose murder plot starts to unravel after one of them becomes trapped in an elevator. The screenplay by Roger Nimier and Malle is based on the 1956 novel of the same name by Noël Calef. Associated by some critics with film noir and introducing new narrative, cinematographic, and editing techniques, the film is considered an important work in establishing the French New Wave and the New Modern Cinema. The improvised soundtrack by Miles Davis and the relationship the film establishes among music, image, and emotion were considered groundbreaking. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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