Ascenseur pour l'échafaud | Ciné-Salon | Jun 12

Ascenseur pour l'échafaud (Elevator to the Gallows)

Directed by Louis Malle • 1958 • France • with Maurice Ronet, Yori Bertin, Georges Poujouly, Jean Wall, Jeanne Moreau

For his feature debut, twenty-four-year-old Louis Malle brought together a mesmerizing performance by Jeanne Moreau, evocative cinematography by Henri Decaë, and a now legendary jazz score by Miles Davis. Taking place over the course of one restless Paris night, Malle’s richly atmospheric crime thriller stars Moreau and Maurice Ronet as lovers whose plan to murder her husband (his boss) goes awry, setting off a chain of events that seals their fate. A career touchstone for its director and female star, ELEVATOR TO THE GALLOWS was an astonishing beginning to Malle’s eclectic body of work, and it established Moreau as one of the most captivating actors ever to grace the screen.

Please note: Participants in the Ciné-Salon are expected to watch the film before attending the Friday discussion.

WHERE TO WATCH	HOW TO PARTICIPATE	EVENT PRICE	DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Available on HBO Max, or on Kanopy	Please make sure to RSVP below to receive the Zoom link. You should watch the film before the event. At the time of the event, click the Zoom link to join.	Free for AFSeattle members $10 for non-members	To be posted

Members, please contact us at info@afseattle.org if your $10 discount is not applied, and we will register you for the event. Merci!