The Fire Within (1963)
- Original title
- Le Feu follet
- Directed by
- Louis Malle
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- France, Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Rated
- 14
- Rating
- 7.6 of 10 from 248 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 man leaves a treatment clinic and visits friends in Paris over a few days. He struggles with loneliness and his purpose in life.
melancholicslow-burnintrospectivebleakquietcontemplativesombercharacter-driven
What happens
The Fire Within (French: Le Feu follet, lit. 'will-o'-the-wisp', pronounced [lə fø fɔlɛ]) is a 1963 French tragedy film written and directed by Louis Malle. It is based on the 1931 novel Will O' the Wisp by Pierre Drieu La Rochelle, which was inspired by the life of poet Jacques Rigaut. The film stars Maurice Ronet and features Léna Skerla, Jean-Paul Moulinot, Bernard Tiphaine, Bernard Noël, Jeanne Moreau (who had previously worked with Ronet and Malle in Elevator to the Gallows), Jacques Sereys, and Alexandra Stewart in supporting roles. The score consists of music composed by Erik Satie and performed by pianist Claude Helffer. The film won the Grand Jury Prize at the 24th Venice International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Jusqu'au bout du monde (1963)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.