The Fire Within

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The Fire Within

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Directed by Louis Malle
Written by Pierre Drieu La Rochelle (novel)
Louis Malle
Starring Maurice Ronet
Jeanne Moreau
Music by Erik Satie
Cinematography Ghislain Cloquet
Editing by Suzanne Baron
Distributed by Gibraltar Productions
Governor Films Inc.
Release date(s) Flag of France 15 October 1963
Flag of United States 17 February 1964
Running time 108 min
Country Italy
France
Language French
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The Fire Within (Le feu follet) is a French 1963 film directed by Louis Malle and starring Maurice Ronet as Alain Leroy, a recovering alcoholic living in Versailles who suffers from depression. He decides to end his life, but first he goes to visit his friends in Paris one last time. The movie also stars Jeanne Moreau, who worked with Ronet in Malle's Elevator to the Gallows, as well as Alexandra Stewart, Bernard Noel, Lena Skerla, Hubert Deschamps and Yvonne Clech. The music of Erik Satie was used for the score.

Leonard Maltin gives the film 3.5 stars (out of four) and calls it "probably Malle's best early film."[1]

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  1. ^ Leonard Maltin's 2006 Movie Guide, New York: Signet.