The Fire within

The Fire within

Alain Leroy is a self-destructive writer who is enduring a treatment in a private hospital because of his alcoholism. The doctor only sees the surface problem and declares it time for Alain to leave the hospital. Alain resolves to commit suicide, but first he goes to Paris and tries to reconnect wit...

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Main Author: Satie, Erik, 1866-1925 (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Janus Films., Lux Compagnie cinématographique de France., Nouvelles éditions de films (Firm), Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors: Malle, Louis, 1932-1995 (Screenwriter, Director), Cloquet, Ghislain (Cinematographer), Queffelean, Alain (Producer), Ronet, Maurice, 1927-1983 (Actor), Skerla, Léna (Actor), Clech, Yvonne, 1920-2010 (Actor), Deschamps, Hubert (Actor), Moulinot, Jean-Paul, 1912-1989 (Actor), Dol, Mona, 1901-1990 (Actor), Moncorbier, Pierre, 1907-1978 (Actor), Dupuy, René, 1920- (Actor), Tiphaine, Bernard, 1938-2021 (Actor), Noël, Bernard, 1924-1970 (Actor), Kübler, Ursula (Actor), Moreau, Jeanne, 1928-2017 (Actor), Mottet, Alain (Actor), Gragnon, François (Actor), Bouteille, Romain (Actor), Sereys, Jacques (Actor), Stewart, Alexandra (Actor), Helffer, Claude (Musician), Evein, Bernard, 1929-2006 (Artistic director), Baron, Suzanne (Film editor), Drieu La Rochelle, Pierre, 1893-1945.
Language:French
Edition:Special édition.
Subjects:
Depressed persons > France > Drama.
Alcoholics > Rehabilitation > France > Drama.
Suicide > France > Drama.
Friendship > France > Paris > Drama.
Feature films > France.
France > Drama.
Summary:Alain Leroy is a self-destructive writer who is enduring a treatment in a private hospital because of his alcoholism. The doctor only sees the surface problem and declares it time for Alain to leave the hospital. Alain resolves to commit suicide, but first he goes to Paris and tries to reconnect with some old friends.
Item Description:Originally produced as a motion picture in 1963.
Based on the book 'Le feu follet' by Pierre Drieu La Rochelle.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (19 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)
Format:DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (1.66:1, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital mono.
Production Credits:Music, Erik Satie ; piano, Claude Helffer ; assistant director, Philippe Collin ; production design, Bernard Evein ; sound, Guy Villette ; editor, Suzanne Baron.
Published: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2008]
ISBN:9781604650389
1604650389
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