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7.6/10
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In 1944, an 18-year-old boy from small-town France collaborates with the Gestapo and subsequently falls in love with a Jewish girl.In 1944, an 18-year-old boy from small-town France collaborates with the Gestapo and subsequently falls in love with a Jewish girl.In 1944, an 18-year-old boy from small-town France collaborates with the Gestapo and subsequently falls in love with a Jewish girl.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 7 wins & 6 nominations total
Holger Löwenadler
- Albert Horn
- (as Holger Lowenadler)
Gaëtan Bloom
- Patrick Vaugeois
- (as Jean-Louis Blum)
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- TriviaThe film showed a more accurate depiction of the ratio of collaborators to resistance, unlike many other French-produced films, which suggest there were very few collaborators because of the sense of betrayal they would have felt.
- GoofsWhen Lucien goes back to the hotel early morning, modern red no parking signs are visible on garage doors.
- Quotes
Albert Horn, the tailor: [to Lucien] It's very strange. Somehow I can't bring myself to completely despise you.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Arena: My Dinner with Louis (1984)
- SoundtracksMinor Swing
Music by Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli
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Realistic portrayal of human weakness
Louis Malle is a master of representing human behavior in a believable manner. By avoiding stereotypical characters, the director maintains a more intense level of suspense due to the unpredictability of the main protagonists. All the performances are excellent especially Pierre Blaise and Aurore Clement as Lucien and France. In my old age, I find French and Italian films present women in a much more interesting and appealing manner than American films where they tend to be little more than eye candy or character studies with minimal sensuality. Virginia Madsen's portrayal of Maya in Sideways is one of the few American performances that can compare with Aurore Clement as France or Jeanne Moreau in Le Notte. Male European directors undoubtedly have a better and more mature understanding of the female psyche. The untimely death of Pierre Blaise shorty after the completion of this film only adds to the importance of this work since he displays a unique talent which was tragically cut short. Weaknesses in the film are a limited portrayal of the resistance fighters and a truncated ending which did not segue well with the final scene.
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- Lacombe Lucien
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- Gross worldwide
- $3,228
- Runtime2 hours 18 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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