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Summary:

Alain Leroy is a self-destructive writer who is enduring a treatment in a private hospital because of his alcoholism. The doctor only sees the surface problem and declares it time for Alain to leave the hospital. Alain resolves to commit suicide, but first he goes to Paris and tries to reconnect with some old friends.

Contributors:

Queffelean, Alain , producer

Malle, Louis, 1932-1995 , screenwriter, director

Ronet, Maurice, 1927-1983 , actor

Skerla, Léna , actor

Clech, Yvonne, 1920-2010 , actor

Stewart, Alexandra

Moreau, Jeanne, 1928-2017 , actor

Drieu La Rochelle, Pierre, 1893-1945

Janus Films

Nouvelles éditions de films (Firm)

Criterion Collection (Firm)

Languages:

French
English

Language Notes:

In French with optional English subtitles.

Related Works:

Motion picture adaptation of: Feau follet [by Drieu La Rochelle, P.]

Related Series:

Criterion collection; [volume] 430

Alternate Titles:

Title translation: The fire within

Subjects:

Depressed persons — France — Drama

Alcoholics — Rehabilitation — France — Drama

Suicide — France — Drama

Friendship — France — Paris — Drama

France — Drama

Depressed persons

Alcoholics — Rehabilitation

Alcoholics

Suicide

Friendship

Motion pictures, French

Foreign films

France

France — Paris

Genres:

New wave films

Motion pictures, French

Foreign films — France

Film adaptations

Fiction films

Feature films

Foreign language films

French language films

Drama

System Details:

DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.66:1, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., restored High-Definition digital transfer, NTSC.

Performers:

Cast: Maurice Ronet, Lena Skerla, Yvonne Clech, Alexandra Stewart, Jeanne Moreau.

Production Credits:

Cinematography, Ghislain Cloquet ; editor, Suzanne Baron ; production designer, Bernard Evein.

General Notes:

Originally released as a motion picture in 1963.
Based on the book 'Le feu follet' by Pierre Drieu La Rochelle.
Special features: Archival interviews with director Louis Malle and actor Maurice Ronet; "Malle's Fire within:" a new video program featuring interviews with actor Alexandra Stewart and filmmakers Philippe Collin and Volker Schlöndorff; "Jusqu'au 23 juillet:" a 2005 documentary short about the film and its source novel, Le feu follet, by Pierre Drieu La Rochelle, featuring actor Mathieu Amalric, writer Didier Daeninckx, and Cannes festival curator Pierre-Henri Deleau; booklet features new essays by critic Michel Ciment and film historian Peter Cowie.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; 4 3/4 in.; monochrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Video Characteristics:

NTSC

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

FIR 1963 DVD

ISBNs:

9781604650389
1604650389

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 715515029520
Universal Product Code: 00715515029520
Publisher Number, Criterion Collection: CC1750D

OCLC Numbers:

213098638