Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Le Combat dans l’Île

French director Alain Cavalier made his feature debut with this drama. A wealthy young man with extremist ties abandons his beautiful wife with his pacifist friend which leads to tragic love triangle. A minor film in the French New Wave which has all the elements including the participation of directors Louis Malle and Jean-Paul Rappeneau and a stunning cinematography by Pierre Lhomme. The stunning Romy Schneider stars along with Jean-Louis Trintignant (The Conformist) and Henri Serre (Jules & Jim) as the two fighting over her. 1001 Films' coverage of films on DVD.

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