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1963 · 108 min · NR

The Fire Within

Directed by Louis Malle · Drama

The Fire Within (1963) is a Drama film, directed by Louis Malle set in Paris and Versailles during the 1960s.

Themes of isolation and mortality & aging run throughout.

Cinematography
Ghislain Cloquet
Cast
Maurice RonetLéna SkerlaYvonne ClechHubert DeschampsJean-Paul MoulinotMona DolPierre MoncorbierRené Dupuy

The world of this film

Setting

Where
ParisVersailles
Setting
Urban
When
1960s

Premise & themes

Themes
IsolationMortality & Aging
Tone
BleakMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist
Solo Lead
Pacing
Slow Burn
Based on
Pure Fiction

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