As the debut of Louis Mahler, the pioneer of the French New Wave, Louis Mahler has proven his abilities to the world and has also shown the world what a new wave is. A noir crime film under the lens of Louis Mahler, the emotional infection is turned against the guest under the wandering of Jean Namoruo. It transcends the story, and the passage where Namoruo wanders alone in the streets of Paris looking for a lover is in Louis Mahler's lens Let alone, sad, and helpless emotions overflow the screen, this is a textbook interpretation of using the lens to render emotions. From beginning to end, the exquisite shots and jazz music exude the intellectual taste and accent of Louis Mahler.
At the beginning of the film, the camera focused on Jeanne Morro's face. She was on the phone with her lover Tavini, looking melancholy, sad, and expectant. They agreed to meet at night, and before meeting, Tavini would kill his boss, Jeanna Moro's husband. This was their plan to finally get married. The success or failure was in one move, but it failed in the end. Tavini shot and killed the boss in the office, disguised as suicide, but he was trapped in the elevator after returning to the company to destroy the evidence. He was trapped in the elevator all night, and Jeanne Moro, who was waiting for him at the appointed place, waited for no results. He went to the company to find him but was closed. He was lonely looking for Tavini in the streets and cafes. Worry is helpless and confused. The passage where Taverni tried to escape in the elevator was handled by Louis Mahler in the style of Bresson’s "Death Convict Escape". At the same time, his pull-wind sports car was stolen by a young couple, with Tavini's guns and photos of him having an affair with Jeanne Morro in the car. The car theft couple and a middle-aged couple drag racing, and then the four of them checked into the same hotel. The four chatted, the young middle-aged man and the middle-aged man took a group photo with Tavini’s camera. In the dead of night, the young couple was about to steal the middle-aged man's car but was discovered. The young man impulsively killed the middle-aged couple with Tavini's gun. Finally, with the help of the clue of the photo, they each paid the price for their mistakes. In this way, everyone in the film has a relationship. This kind of black story is very common now, but under the lens of Louis Mahler in the 1950s, it shows a distinctive temperament, which is brought to many younger generations. inspiration.
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