The Parisian Alain Leroy (Maurice Ronet) has been disintoxicated in a clinic in Versailles from his drinking problem. His estranged wife Dorothy lives in New York and Alain has a brief love affair with her friend Lydia (Léna Skerla), who has to return to the Apple City.
The needy and depressed Alain is declared healed by his doctor, but he has no motivation to continue to live. He travels to Paris and meets his old friends, acquaintances and lovers trying to find a reason to live in a farewell journey.
"Le Feu Follet" is a melancholic and depressive film by Louis Malle about an alcoholic man in existentialist crisis. The theme "alcoholism" has produced important films in the cinema industry, like Billy Wilder's "The Lost Weekend" (1945) or Blake Edwards' "Days of Wine and Roses" (1962). However, in "Le Feu Follet", the story is about the difficulty of reintegration of a former drunkard in the society, specially with his old "friends" that were used to his crazy behavior.
The film has a beautiful and sensitive music score and Maurice Ronet has a magnificent performance. However, the unpleasant story is not entertaining but gloomy. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Trinta Anos Esta Noite" ("Thirty Years This Night")
The needy and depressed Alain is declared healed by his doctor, but he has no motivation to continue to live. He travels to Paris and meets his old friends, acquaintances and lovers trying to find a reason to live in a farewell journey.
"Le Feu Follet" is a melancholic and depressive film by Louis Malle about an alcoholic man in existentialist crisis. The theme "alcoholism" has produced important films in the cinema industry, like Billy Wilder's "The Lost Weekend" (1945) or Blake Edwards' "Days of Wine and Roses" (1962). However, in "Le Feu Follet", the story is about the difficulty of reintegration of a former drunkard in the society, specially with his old "friends" that were used to his crazy behavior.
The film has a beautiful and sensitive music score and Maurice Ronet has a magnificent performance. However, the unpleasant story is not entertaining but gloomy. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Trinta Anos Esta Noite" ("Thirty Years This Night")