Malle on Malle [Paperback]

Louis Malle (Author), Philip French (Author, Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1996

Malle discusses his career and development as an artist, reflected in his direction of films and production of many documentaries. He talks about the recurrent themes of his work and the people he has worked with.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Faber & Faber (February 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0571178804
• ISBN-13: 978-0571178803
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,442,624 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Learn more about this lesser-known European director, July 1, 2005

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This review is from: Malle on Malle (Paperback)

In this wide-ranging book, Louis Malle discusses a majority of his movies starting with the 1956 Oscar-winning Jacques Cousteau documentary "The Silent World" through 1994's "Vanya on 42nd Street." Of particular interest to me were his thoughts on "Atlantic City," "Pretty Baby," "My Dinner With Andre," and "Murmur of the Heart". Malle talks about working with the actors, writers, and editors on the different movies.

The plots of the movies aren't really discussed, so you'll want to read the synopses of them in the back of the book before reading Malle's thoughts.

Unfortunately, as with many other artists who deal with controversial subjects, Malle comes across at times like a moral relativist in some of the interviews, so that took away from my enjoyment of the book a little bit. But I did learn quite a bit about his career.