Louis Malle

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"Louis Malle was one of the leading film directors in France when he died in 1995 after a 40-year career. Malle was one of the young directors in the 1950s who came to be seen as representing a new force in filmmaking, under the name nouvelle vague or New Wave.

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"Louis Malle was one of the leading film directors in France when he died in 1995 after a 40-year career. Malle was one of the young directors in the 1950s who came to be seen as representing a new force in filmmaking, under the name nouvelle vague or New Wave. Malle made films not only in France but in America, fitting as easily into the mold of American independent filmmaker as he did into that of French auteur. He made a variety of types of film, and in some ways this may have made him seem more a chameleon than the more personal style of director like Truffaut. However, Malle's body of work shows a strong intelligence, a concern for human beings, the ability to elicit strong performances, and a sensible if not overtly expressive use of the camera. Malle achieved a high status in each decade of his career, rising to the fore with his first film, L'Ascenseur..."

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