Lacombe, Lucien
Lacombe Lucien
France • 1974
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#329Criterion Collection →Synopsis
In Louis Malle's lauded drama, Lucien Lacombe is a young man living in rural France during World War II who seeks to join the French Resistance. When he is rejected due to his youth, the resentful Lucien allies himself with the Nazis and joins the Gallic arm of their Gestapo. Lucien grows to enjoy the power that comes with his position, but his life is complicated when he falls for France Horn, a beautiful young Jewish woman.
Synopsis
In Louis Malle's lauded drama, Lucien Lacombe is a young man living in rural France during World War II who seeks to join the French Resistance. When he is rejected due to his youth, the resentful Lucien allies himself with the Nazis and joins the Gallic arm of their Gestapo. Lucien grows to enjoy the power that comes with his position, but his life is complicated when he falls for France Horn, a beautiful young Jewish woman.
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Credits
Crew
DirectorLouis Malle
WriterLouis Malle, Patrick Modiano
CinematographerTonino Delli Colli
EditorSuzanne Baron
ProducerClaude Nedjar, Louis Malle
Cast
Pierre Blaiseas Lucien Lacombe
Aurore Clémentas France Horn
Holger Löwenadleras Albert Horn
Therese Giehseas La Grand-mère