Films On The Green: Elevator to the Gallows

Presented in partnership with the Villa Albertine in honor of the 250th anniversary of French-American relations, the annual summer series Films on the Green comes to New Orleans for the first time from September 4 to September 18, showcasing French-American collaboration on the silver screen.

Elevator to the Gallows
Directed by Louis Malle
Distributed by Janus Films
Starring Jeanne Moreau, Maurice Ronet, Georges Poujouly
1958, 1h31, France

Femme fatale Florence Carala and her lover Julien devise a plan to murder her wealthy husband and stage it as a suicide. But when Julien becomes trapped in an elevator, their perfect crime begins to unravel, setting off a tense night of chance encounters, mistaken identities, and fatal consequences across Paris. Louis Malle’s striking feature debut is a masterful film noir, elevated by a legendary improvised jazz score by Miles Davis.

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