(SDRSP) Vintage: Ascenseur pour l'échafaud (Lift to the Scaffold) 1958 (dir. Louis Malle) Rated PG

Black and white French drama following two separate couples and their stories of love and murder are told here quite poignantly.

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Favourite Quote: “I lost you in the night Julien…”



Synopsis:

Florence (Jeanne Moreau) is married to the wealthy arms dealer Simon Carala (Jean Wall), but is carrying on a torrid affair with one of her husband’s employees, Julien (Maurice Ronet). Julien daringly climbs into Simon’s office on a rope, kills him and leaves unnoticed. However, Julien accidentally leaves the rope at the crime scene and realizes he must retrieve it. On his way out, he becomes stuck in the building’s elevator. But he soon finds that his bad luck is just beginning.

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