Das Irrlicht (1963)
44KDas Irrlicht: Directed by Louis Malle. With Maurice Ronet, Léna Skerla, Yvonne Clech, Hubert Deschamps. Depressed Alain Leroy leaves the clinic where he was detoxified. He meets friends, acquaintances and women, trying to find a reason to continue living. Will this help him?
“u0026quot;The Fire Withinu0026quot; (French, 1963): Directed by Louis Malle, scored by Eric Satie. This is a perfect visual reason to use black and white with tons of gray. It is two days in the life of a young, popular man who has returned to his acquaintances, friends and ex-lovers, after vanishing into a program for alcoholics a program he found comforting, and did NOT want to leave. He searches through his relationships for a reason to continue his life, whether as-is or anew but overriding any thoughts of the future is his current state of total depression. His friends continued their lives during his absence, they continue their fast-paced, challenging repartee during his visits, and they will clearly continue after his leaving. u0026quot;The Fire Withinu0026quot; is a quiet, observational film, interrupted only for conversations that seem to have substance, yet offer no solutions. It has one goal, and meets it very well.”
