LACOMBE, LUCIEN
Directed by LOUIS MALLE Screenplay by LOUIS MALLE and PATRICK MODIANO
Choosing sides in a political struggle, even in a world war, can be a matter of happenstance or convenience. The consequences may be grave, but the choice itself can be as casual and amoral as picking out a new suit of clothes. The core of this subtle, intelligent film is that a young man's life can be fixed and shadowed by a decision he hardly knows he has made.
Lacombe, Lucien—which played at the New York Film Festival last week to considerable acclaim—is set in provincial France during the summer...
To continue reading:
or
Log-In
