Lacombe Lucien

France 1974, 133 minutes
Dir. Louis Malle
In French with English subtitles
Rating: [R16]
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Drama / War, Youth

Topics: Period 1940s.

Feat. Pierre Blaise, Aurore Clement

Aroview: A subtle, probing study of the psychology of collaboration set in WW2 rural France, sees young peasant lad Pierre Blaise drawn into the local Gestapo.

Slowly, his ‘innocence’ is lost and he becomes strangely fascinated with a genteel Jewish family who live in purchased anonymity, leading to an affair with teenager Aurore Clement.

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4 stars (Very Good) Although it didn't maintain the strength of the first half of its screenplay it still conveyed a very believable human scenario that would be relevant at any time or place. ~Tubbs