The read
Critics rate it 24 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
In Louis Malle's lauded drama, Lucien Lacombe is a young man living in rural France during World War II who seeks to join the French Resistance. When he is rejected due to his youth, the resentful Lucien allies himself with the Nazis and joins the Gallic arm of their Gestapo. Lucien grows to enjoy the power that comes with his position, but his life is complicated when he falls for France Horn, a beautiful young Jewish woman.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 24 points higher than audiences do.
169 audience votes
Key crew
- Louis MalleWriter
- Patrick ModianoWriter
- Louis MalleDirector
Cast
- Pierre BlaiseLucien Lacombe
- Aurore ClémentFrance Horn
- Holger LöwenadlerAlbert Horn
- Therese GiehseLa Grand-mère
- Stéphane BouyJean-Bernard
- Loumi IacobescoBetty Beaulieu
- René BoulocFaure
- Jean RougerieTonin
- Pierre DecazesAubert
- Jacqueline StaupMelle Chauvelot
- Cécile RicardMarie
- Ave NinchiMme Georges
Stills
Themes
war crimesfrench gestapomaquischildren in wartime