Directed by Louis Malle • 1974 • France, Italy, West Germany
Starring Pierre Blaise, Aurore Clément, Holger Löwenadler
One of the first French films to address the issue of collaboration during the German occupation, Louis Malle’s brave and controversial LACOMBE, LUCIEN traces a young peasant’s journey from potential Resistance member to Gestapo recruit. At once the story of a nation and one troubled boy, the film is a disquieting portrait of lost innocence and guilt.
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Directed by Louis Malle • 1975 • France, Germany
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My American Uncle
Directed by Alain Resnais • 1980 • France
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Directed by François Truffaut • 1980 • France
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