A masterful job. Director Louis Malle directs his intellectual focus at the Occupation this time around. Blaise plays Lucien, a young farm boy who tries to join the French Resistance but is rejected because of his youth. The Gestapo, however, is happy to have him and treats the boy royally,
supplying him with liquor and anything else he requests. He then makes the mistake of falling in love with a Jewish girl, France (Clement), resulting in her father's deportation. With France and her mother in tow, Lucien sets out for Spain with the Resistance out to kill him.
LACOMBE, LUCIEN represents a turn for the better for Malle, whose sometimes tends to shroud audience ...
Released:
1974
Rated:
R
Length:
141 mins