Alamo Bay 1985  R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Louis Malle
Cast: Amy Madigan, Ed Harris, Ho Nguyen, Donald Moffat, Rudy Young, Cynthia Carle, Martino Lasalle, William Frankfather, Bill Thurman, Gary Basaraba
An American Vietnam vet, barely making a living fishing for shrimp off the Texas coast, feels further threatened by a group of Vietnamese immigrants who begin to fish in waters he has staked out for himself.
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Atlantic City 1980  R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Louis Malle
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon, Kate Reid, Michel Piccoli, Hollis McLaren, Robert Joy, Al Waxman, Robert Goulet, Wallace Shawn, Angus MacInnes, Moses Znaimer, Sean Sullivan, Harvey Atkin, Norma Dell'Agnese, Louis Del Grande
Struggling, Atlantic City casino worker Sally (Susan Sarandon) becomes a partner with aging gangster Lou (Burt Lancaster) in a plot to make some easy money through the selling of drugs. Big problems arise when her estranged husband (Robert Joy) is killed, and the Mafia targets Sally. Lou steps in and saves Sally and, at the same time, proves to himself that he still has gangster skills. The film was nominated for several Oscars including Best Picture, Actor (Lancaster), Actress (Sarandon), and Director.
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Crackers 1984  PG, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Louis Malle
Cast: Donald Sutherland, Jack Warden, Sean Penn, Wallace Shawn, Larry Riley, Trinidad Silva, Christine Baranski, Irwin Corey
A group of San Francisco misfits, led by Weslake (Donald Sutherland), plot to rob a seedy pawnshop on Madonna Street in San Francisco. This American remake of the hilarious, and excellent, "Big Deal on Madonna Street" misses the mark.
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Frantic 1958 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama / Thriller
aka: Elevator to the Gallows
Elevator to the Scaffold
Director: Louis Malle
Cast: Jeanne Moreau, Maurice Ronet, Georges Poujouly, Yori Bertin, Jean Wall, Ivan Petrovich, Lino Ventura, Elga Andersen, Felix Marten, Charles Denner, Gerard Darrieu, Sylviane Aisenstein, Micheline Bona
Florence Carala (Jeanne Moreau) plots with her lover Julien (Maurice Ronet) to kill Florence's husband, Simon (Jean Wall), and make it look like a suicide. They proceed with their plan, but their "perfect crime" leads, instead, to their own doom.
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Lacombe Lucien 1974 R, 141 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Louis Malle
Cast: Pierre Blaise, Aurore Clement, Holger Lowenadler, Therese Giehse, Stephane Bouy, Loumi Iacobesco, Rene Bouloc, Pierre Decazes, Jean Rougerie, Jacques Rispal
Eighteen-year-old Lacombe Lucien (Pierre Blaise) wants to join the French Resistance in 1944 but is turned down on the basis of being too young. However, the German gestapo wants him, and he becomes part of the Occupation Forces. His problems begin when he meets and falls in love with France (Aurore Clement), a Jewish girl. Now he, France, and France's mother (Therese Giehse) are on the run from both Resistance agents as well as the Germans. Fine directing and musical score highlight this film that doesn't shed a favorable light on the French Resistance.
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Murmur of the Heart 1971 N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Louis Malle
Cast: Lea Massari, Benoit Ferreux, Daniel Gelin, Michael Lonsdale, Ave Ninchi, Gila von Weitershausen, Fabien Ferreux, Marc Winocourt, Micheline Bona, Henri Poirier
The incestuous affair involving a precocious 15 year old (Benoit Ferreux) and his mother (Lea Massari) is treated sensibly and with humor in this good coming-of-age film.
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My Dinner with Andre 1981 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Louis Malle
Cast: Wallace Shawn, Andre Gregory, Jean Lenauer, Roy Butler
In this unusual film, almost all of the action is a dinner conversation between Wally (Wallace Shawn) and his friend Andre (Andre Gregory). Wally's life centers on the basics of everyday life in the city, but Andre is an extraordinary philosopher who has traveled the world in search of the meaning of life. The contrast in not only their lives but in the way they they express themselves is what makes this film captivating.
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Spirits of the Dead 1968  R, 117 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Federico Fellini, Roger Vadim, Louis Malle
Cast: Brigitte Bardot, Alain Delon, Jane Fonda, Peter Fonda, Terence Stamp, Vincent Price, James Robertson Justice, Anny Duperey, Salvo Randone, Francoise Prevost, Georges Douking, Umberto D'Orsi, Philippe Lemaire, Renzo Palmer, Daniele Vargas
Three separate stories–"Metzengerstein," "William Wilson," and "Toby Dammit" –by Edgar Allan Poe are each directed by top directors: Roger Vadim, Louis Malle, and Federico Fellini. This film provides enjoyable viewing and lives up to the reputations of both directors and actors involved in the project.
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Thief of Paris 1967  N/R, 119 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy / Drama
aka: Le Voleur
Director: Louis Malle
Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Genevieve Bujold, Marie Dubois, Francoise Fabian, Julien Guiomar, Paul Le Person, Martine Sarcey, Marlene Jobert, Bernadette Lafont, Roger Crouzet, Christian Lude, Jacques Debary, Fernand Guiot, Madeleine Damien, Marc Dudicourt
At the turn of the 19th century in Paris, Georges Randal (Jean-Paul Belmondo) has been denied his uncle's fortune. When his uncle plans to marry off his daughter Charlotte (Genevieve Bujold) to a wealthy family, Georges steals the fiance's family jewels in hopes of preventing the marriage. His heist is successful, and Georges has found a solution to his financial problems. He continues stealing jewels until he becomes wealthy and then moves on to England where, later, he is joined by Charlotte.
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A Very Private Affair 1961 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Louis Malle
Cast: Brigitte Bardot, Marcello Mastroianni, Nicolas Bataille, Jacqueline Doyen, Eleonore Hirt, Ursula Kubler, Gregor von Rezzori, Dirk Sanders, Paul Soreze, Antoine Roblot
Being a big star has its shortcomings, and Jill (Brigitte Bardot) reacts to not having privacy. She heads to her Swiss retreat with Fabio (Marcello Mastroianni), the estranged husband of a friend, but still gets depressed by the press attention. Far from the best film for Director Malle or the two stars.
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Viva Maria! 1965 N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Foreign / Adventure / Comedy
Director: Louis Malle
Cast: Jeanne Moreau, Brigitte Bardot, George Hamilton, Paulette Dubost, Gregor von Rezzori, Poldo Bendandi, Claudio Brook, Carlos Lopez Moctezuma, Francisco Reiguera, Jose Baviera
In 1907, Maria I (Jeanne Moreau) and Maria II (Brigitte Bardot) are vaudevillians who gain fame in the circus and end up fighting for Pancho Villa.
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| 1. Alamo Bay (1985)
2. Atlantic City (1980)
3. Au revoir, les Enfants (1987)
aka: Goodbye, Children
4. Crackers (1984)
5. Damage (1992)
6. Frantic (1958)
aka: Elevator to the Gallows
aka: Elevator to the Scaffold
7. Lacombe Lucien (1974)
8. Murmur of the Heart (1971)
9. My Dinner with Andre (1981)
10. Pretty Baby (1978)
11. Spirits of the Dead (1968)
12. Thief of Paris (1967)
aka: Le Voleur
13. Vanya on 42nd Street (1994)
14. A Very Private Affair (1961)
15. Viva Maria! (1965)
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