1. introduction to Louis Malle
The biography of Louis Malle:Louis Malle’s birthday was October 30 1932. He was born into a wealthy industrialist family in Thumeries, Nord, France, the son of Francoise and Pierre Malle (Matsen 129). His wealthy family did not support his interest in film, but the wealth of his family gave him the opportunity to study in the Institute of Advanced Cinematographic Studies in Pairs in 1950(Britannica “Louis Malle”). During his student days, he had cooperated with Robert Bresson and a underwater explorer whose name was Jacques Cousteau. One of the films that they made was called The silent world. The name in French was Le Monde du Silence. This film had won the Oscar price(New Wave Film “Louis Malle”)
2.Versatility as a director
Not all the directors could show the pain and agonies of growing up as poetically as Louis Malle. For example, “Murmur of the Heart”; “Lacombe, Lucien” and “Au revoir les Enfants”. These films made by Louis Malle tells the story of youth, and set the background of the story in the postwar France. They are the director’s ongoing response to a world gone wrong
The film examples:
murmur of the heart:
Lacombe Lucien
Au revoir les enfants
3.Tackling challenging themes
1.Matsen, Brad. Jacques Cousteau: The Sea King. New York: Vintage Books, 2010.
2.Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Louis Malle". Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Jan. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Louis-Malle. Accessed 21 March 2024.
3.The Editors of New Wave Film. "Louis Malle." New Wave Film, www.newwavefilm.com/french-new-wave-encyclopedia/louis-malle.shtml. Accessed 21 March 2024.