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'''Louis Marie Malle''' ({{IPA-fr|lwi mal|lang}}; 30 October 1932 &ndash; 23 November 1995) was a French film director, screenwriter, and producer who worked in both French cinema and Hollywood. Described as "eclectic" and "a filmmaker difficult to pin down", Malle made documentaries, romances, period dramas, and thrillers. He often depicted provocative or controversial subject matter.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Where to begin with Louis Malle|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/where-begin-with-louis-malle|access-date=2021-11-04|website=BFI|language=en}}</ref> '''Louis Marie Malle''' ({{IPA|fr|lwi mal|lang}}; 30 October 1932 – 23 November 1995) was a French film director, screenwriter, and producer who worked in both French cinema and Hollywood. Described as "eclectic" and "a filmmaker difficult to pin down", Malle made documentaries, romances, period dramas, and thrillers. He often depicted provocative or controversial subject matter.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Where to begin with Louis Malle|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/where-begin-with-louis-malle|access-date=2021-11-04|website=BFI|date=29 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref>


Malle's most famous works include the crime thriller '']'' (1958), the romantic drama '']'' (1958), the World War II drama '']'' (1974), the period drama '']'' (1978), the romantic crime film '']'' (1980), the dramedy '']'' (1981), and the autobiographical '']'' (1987). He also co-directed the landmark underwater documentary '']'' with ], which won the ] {{Lang|fr|]|italic=no}} and the 1957 ]. Malle's most famous works include the crime thriller '']'' (1958), the romantic drama '']'' (1958), the World War II drama '']'' (1974), the period drama '']'' (1978), the romantic crime film '']'' (1980), the dramedy '']'' (1981), and the autobiographical '']'' (1987). He also co-directed the landmark underwater documentary '']'' with ], which won the ] {{Lang|fr|]|italic=no}} and the 1957 ].


Malle is one of only four directors to have won the ] twice. His other accolades include three ], two ], and three ] nominations. He was made a ] of the ] in 1991.<ref>{{Cite web|title=1991 Film Fellowship {{!}} BAFTA Awards|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1991/film/fellowship|access-date=2021-11-04|website=awards.bafta.org}}</ref> Malle is one of only four directors to have won the ] twice. His other accolades include three ], two ], and three ] nominations. He was made a ] of the ] in 1991.<ref>{{Cite web|title=1991 Film Fellowship {{!}} BAFTA Awards|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1991/film/fellowship|access-date=2021-11-04|website=awards.bafta.org}}</ref>


==Early life== ==Early life==
Malle was born into a wealthy industrialist family in ], ], France, the son of Françoise (Béghin) and Pierre Malle.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Matsen |first1=Brad |title=Jacques Cousteau: The Sea King |date=October 5, 2010 |publisher=] |location=New York |isbn=978-0-307-27542-4 |page=129 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T6fyxWFrsNkC&pg=PA129}}</ref> Malle was born into a wealthy industrialist family in ], ], France, the son of Françoise (Béghin) and Pierre Malle.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Matsen |first1=Brad |title=Jacques Cousteau: The Sea King |date=October 5, 2010 |publisher=] |location=New York |isbn=978-0-307-27542-4 |page=129 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T6fyxWFrsNkC&pg=PA129}}</ref>


During World War II, Malle attended a Catholic boarding school near Fontainebleau. As an 11-year-old he witnessed a ] raid on the school, in which three Jewish students, including his close friend, and a Jewish teacher were rounded up and deported to ]. The school's headmaster, ], was arrested for harboring them and sent to the concentration camp at ]. Malle depicted these events in his autobiographical film '']'' (1987). During ], Malle attended a Catholic boarding school near Fontainebleau. As an 11-year-old he witnessed a ] raid on the school, in which three Jewish students, including his close friend, and a Jewish teacher were rounded up and deported to ]. The school's headmaster, ], was arrested for harboring them and sent to the concentration camp at ]. Malle depicted these events in his autobiographical film '']'' (1987).


As a young man, Malle studied political science at ] from 1950 to 1952 (some sources incorrectly state that he studied at the ]) before turning to film studies at ]. As a young man, Malle studied political science at ] from 1950 to 1952 (some sources incorrectly state that he studied at the ]) before turning to film studies at ].


== Career == == Career ==
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Malle worked as co-director and cameraman with ] on the documentary '']'' (1956), which won an ] and the {{Lang|fr|]|italic=no}} at the 1956 ] and ], respectively. He assisted ] on '']'' (''Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut'', 1956) before making his first feature, '']'' in 1957 (released in the U.K. as ''Lift to the Scaffold'' and in the U.S. originally as ''Frantic'', later as ''Elevator to the Gallows''). A taut thriller featuring an original score by ], ''Ascenseur pour l'échafaud'' made an international film star of ], at the time a leading stage actress of the ]. Malle was 24 years old. Malle worked as co-director and cameraman with ] on the documentary '']'' (1956), which won an ] and the {{Lang|fr|]|italic=no}} at the 1956 ] and ], respectively. He assisted ] on '']'' (''Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut'', 1956) before making his first feature, '']'' in 1957 (released in the U.K. as ''Lift to the Scaffold'' and in the U.S. originally as ''Frantic'', later as ''Elevator to the Gallows''). A taut thriller featuring an original score by ], ''Ascenseur pour l'échafaud'' made an international film star of ], at the time a leading stage actress of the ]. Malle was 24 years old.


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==Personal life== ==Personal life==
Malle was married to actress ] from 1965 to 1967. He later had a son, Manuel Cuotemoc Malle (born 1971), with German actress ], and a daughter, filmmaker Justine Malle (born 1974), with Canadian actress ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Louis Malle - Films & Bio |url=http://www.newwavefilm.com/french-new-wave-encyclopedia/louis-malle.shtml |website=newwavefilm.com |access-date=22 July 2015}}</ref> From mid-1977 until early 1980, he was in a relationship with ].<ref>Smith, Liz. "Love's Magic Spell". ''The Baltimore Sun''. p. 25.</ref> Malle was married to actress ] from 1965 to 1967. He later had a son, Manuel Cuotemoc Malle (born 1971), with German actress ], and a daughter, filmmaker Justine Malle (born 1974), with Canadian actress ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Louis Malle – Films & Bio |url=http://www.newwavefilm.com/french-new-wave-encyclopedia/louis-malle.shtml |website=newwavefilm.com |access-date=22 July 2015}}</ref> From mid-1977 until early 1980, he was in a relationship with ].<ref>Smith, Liz (April 3, 1980). "Love's Magic Spell". ''The Baltimore Sun''. p. 25.</ref>


Malle married actress ] in 1980. They had one child, Chloé Françoise Malle, on 8 November 1985.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bergen |first1=Candice |author-link1=Candice Bergen |title=A Fine Romance |date=7 April 2015 |publisher=] |location=New York |isbn=978-0-684-80827-7 |page=5}}</ref> Malle died of lymphoma, aged 63, at their home in Beverly Hills, California, on November 23, 1995.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Severo |first1=Richard |title=Louis Malle, Film Director Equally at Home in France and America, Is Dead at 63 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/11/25/movies/louis-malle-film-director-equally-at-home-in-france-and-america-isdead-at-63.html |access-date=19 July 2015 |work=] |date=25 November 1995}}</ref> Malle married actress ] in 1980. They had one child, Chloé Françoise Malle, on 8 November 1985.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bergen |first1=Candice |author-link1=Candice Bergen |title=A Fine Romance |date=7 April 2015 |publisher=] |location=New York |isbn=978-0-684-80827-7 |page=5}}</ref> Malle died of lymphoma, aged 63, at their home in Beverly Hills, California, on November 23, 1995.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Severo |first1=Richard |title=Louis Malle, Film Director Equally at Home in France and America, Is Dead at 63 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/11/25/movies/louis-malle-film-director-equally-at-home-in-france-and-america-isdead-at-63.html |access-date=19 July 2015 |work=] |date=25 November 1995}}</ref>


==Filmography== ==Filmography==
===Feature films=== ===Film===
'''Short film'''
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'''Acting credits'''
===Documentary films===
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**] Nomination **] Nomination
*'']'' (1974) *'']'' (1974)
**] Nomination<ref name="Oscars1975">{{cite web|title=The 47th Academy Awards (1975) Nominees and Winners|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1975|access-date=10 December 2011|work=oscars.org}}</ref>
**] Best Foreign Film Nomination
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French film director, screenwriter, and producer (1932–1995)
Louis Malle
BornLouis Marie Malle
(1932-10-30)30 October 1932
Thumeries, France
Died23 November 1995(1995-11-23) (aged 63)
Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Alma materSciences Po
Institut des hautes études cinématographiques
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • producer
Years active1953–1995
Spouses
Anne-Marie Deschodt ​ ​(m. 1965; div. 1967)​
Candice Bergen ​(m. 1980)​
Children3

Louis Marie Malle (French: [lwi mal]; 30 October 1932 – 23 November 1995) was a French film director, screenwriter, and producer who worked in both French cinema and Hollywood. Described as "eclectic" and "a filmmaker difficult to pin down", Malle made documentaries, romances, period dramas, and thrillers. He often depicted provocative or controversial subject matter.

Malle's most famous works include the crime thriller Elevator to the Gallows (1958), the romantic drama The Lovers (1958), the World War II drama Lacombe, Lucien (1974), the period drama Pretty Baby (1978), the romantic crime film Atlantic City (1980), the dramedy My Dinner with Andre (1981), and the autobiographical Au revoir les enfants (1987). He also co-directed the landmark underwater documentary The Silent World with Jacques Cousteau, which won the 1956 Palme d'Or and the 1957 Academy Award for Best Documentary.

Malle is one of only four directors to have won the Golden Lion twice. His other accolades include three Césars, two BAFTAs, and three Oscar nominations. He was made a Fellow of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 1991.

Early life

Malle was born into a wealthy industrialist family in Thumeries, Nord, France, the son of Françoise (Béghin) and Pierre Malle.

During World War II, Malle attended a Catholic boarding school near Fontainebleau. As an 11-year-old he witnessed a Gestapo raid on the school, in which three Jewish students, including his close friend, and a Jewish teacher were rounded up and deported to Auschwitz. The school's headmaster, Père Jacques, was arrested for harboring them and sent to the concentration camp at Mauthausen. Malle depicted these events in his autobiographical film Au revoir les enfants (1987).

As a young man, Malle studied political science at Sciences Po from 1950 to 1952 (some sources incorrectly state that he studied at the Sorbonne) before turning to film studies at IDHEC.

Career

Malle in 1958

Malle worked as co-director and cameraman with Jacques Cousteau on the documentary The Silent World (1956), which won an Oscar and the Palme d'Or at the 1956 Academy Awards and Cannes Film Festival, respectively. He assisted Robert Bresson on A Man Escaped (Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut, 1956) before making his first feature, Ascenseur pour l'échafaud in 1957 (released in the U.K. as Lift to the Scaffold and in the U.S. originally as Frantic, later as Elevator to the Gallows). A taut thriller featuring an original score by Miles Davis, Ascenseur pour l'échafaud made an international film star of Jeanne Moreau, at the time a leading stage actress of the Comédie-Française. Malle was 24 years old.

Malle's The Lovers (Les Amants, 1958), which also starred Moreau, caused major controversy due to its sexual content, leading to a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case about the legal definition of obscenity. In Jacobellis v. Ohio, a theater owner was fined $2,500 for obscenity. The Supreme Court overturned the decision, finding that the film was not obscene and hence constitutionally protected. But the court could not agree on a definition of "obscene", with Justice Potter Stewart famously saying, "I know it when I see it".

Malle is sometimes associated with the nouvelle vague, but his work does not directly fit in with or correspond to the auteurist theories that apply to the work of Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut, Claude Chabrol, Éric Rohmer and others, and he had nothing to do with Cahiers du cinéma. But Malle's work does exemplify some of the movement's characteristics, such as using natural light and shooting on location, and his film Zazie dans le Métro (Zazie in the Metro, 1960, an adaptation of the Raymond Queneau novel) inspired Truffaut to write Malle an enthusiastic letter.

Other films also tackled taboo subjects: The Fire Within centers on a man about to commit suicide, Le souffle au cœur (1971) deals with an incestuous relationship between mother and son, and Lacombe, Lucien (1974), co-written with Patrick Modiano, is about collaboration with the Nazis in Vichy France during World War II. The second of these earned Malle his first (of three) Oscar nominations for "Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Published or Produced".

Documentary on India

Malle visited India in 1968, and made the seven-part documentary series L'Inde fantôme: Reflexions sur un voyage and the documentary film Calcutta, which was released in cinemas. Concentrating on real India, its rituals and festivities, Malle fell afoul of the Indian government, which disliked his portrayal of the country, in its fascination with the pre-modern, and consequently banned the BBC from filming in India for several years. Malle later said his documentary on India was his favorite film.

Move to the U.S.

Malle later moved to the United States and continued to direct there. His later films include Pretty Baby (1978), Atlantic City (1980), My Dinner with Andre (1981), Crackers (1984), Alamo Bay (1985), Damage (1992) and Vanya on 42nd Street (1994, an adaptation of Anton Chekhov's play Uncle Vanya) in English; and Au revoir les enfants (1987) and Milou en Mai (May Fools in the U.S., 1990) in French. Just as his earlier films such as The Lovers helped popularize French films in the U.S., My Dinner with Andre was at the forefront of the rise of American independent cinema in the 1980s.

Towards the end of his life, cultural correspondent Melinda Camber Porter interviewed Malle extensively for The Times. In 1993, the interviews were included in her book Through Parisian Eyes: Reflections On Contemporary French Arts And Culture.

Personal life

Malle was married to actress Anne-Marie Deschodt from 1965 to 1967. He later had a son, Manuel Cuotemoc Malle (born 1971), with German actress Gila von Weitershausen, and a daughter, filmmaker Justine Malle (born 1974), with Canadian actress Alexandra Stewart. From mid-1977 until early 1980, he was in a relationship with Susan Sarandon.

Malle married actress Candice Bergen in 1980. They had one child, Chloé Françoise Malle, on 8 November 1985. Malle died of lymphoma, aged 63, at their home in Beverly Hills, California, on November 23, 1995.

Filmography

Film

Short film

Year Title Director Writer Notes
1953 Crazeologie Yes Yes
1954 Station 307 Yes Yes Also cinematographer
1968 William Wilson Yes Yes Segment of Spirits of the Dead

Feature film

Year Title Director Writer Producer
1958 Elevator to the Gallows Yes Yes
The Lovers Yes
1960 Zazie in the Metro Yes Yes Yes
1962 A Very Private Affair Yes Yes
1963 The Fire Within Yes Yes
1965 Viva Maria! Yes Yes
1967 The Thief of Paris Yes Yes
1971 Murmur of the Heart Yes Yes
1974 Lacombe, Lucien Yes Yes Yes
1975 Black Moon Yes Yes
1978 Pretty Baby Yes Yes
1980 Atlantic City Yes
1981 My Dinner with Andre Yes
1984 Crackers Yes
1985 Alamo Bay Yes Yes
1987 Au revoir les enfants Yes Yes Yes
1990 May Fools Yes Yes Yes
1992 Damage Yes Yes
1994 Vanya on 42nd Street Yes Yes

Acting credits

Year Title Role
1962 A Very Private Affair A journalist
1969 A Very Curious Girl Jésus
1992 La Vie de Bohème

Documentary film

Year Title Director Writer Notes
1956 The Silent World Yes Co-directed with Jacques Cousteau
1962 Vive le Tour Yes Yes Also cinematographer
1969 Calcutta Yes Yes Also narrator
1973 Human, Too Human Yes
1974 Place de la République Yes Appeared as himself
1976 Close Up Yes Short film
1986 And the Pursuit of Happiness Yes Also cinematographer and narrator

Television

Year Title Notes
1964 Bons baisers de Bangkok Short film
1969 Phantom India Miniseries; Also narrator
1985 God's Country Also cinematographer and narrator

As himself

Year Title Note
1994 Murphy Brown Episode "My Movie with Louis"

Awards and nominations

References

  1. Archived February 8, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Where to begin with Louis Malle". BFI. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
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Films directed by Louis Malle
Feature films
Short films
Documentaries
Television
Awards for Louis Malle
BAFTA Award for Best Direction
1968–2000
2001–present
BAFTA Fellowship Award
1971–2000
2001–present
César Award for Best Director
European Film Award for Best Screenwriter
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director
1966–2000
2001–present
Cannes Film Festival jury presidents
1946–1975
1976–2000
2001–present
French New Wave
Cahiers du Cinéma Directors
Left Bank
Other filmmakers
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