VANYA ON 42ND STREET (1994)

 

Directed By: Louis Malle Screenplay By: Andre Gregory  Based On The Play “DYADYA  VANYA” By Anton Chekhov Play Adaptation By: David Mamet  Cinematography: Declan Quinn Editor: Nancy Baker 

Cast: Julianne Moore, Wallace Shawn, Lynn Cohen, Larry Pine, Brooke Smith, Jerry Mayer, Andre Gregory, George Gaynes, Phoebe Brand, Madhur Jeffrey 

An uninterrupted rehearsal of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" played out by a company of actors. The setting is their run-down theater with an unusable stage and crumbling ceiling. The play is shown act by act with the briefest of breaks to move props or for refreshments. The lack of costumes, real props, and scenery is soon forgotten.

JEFF OF THE CINEFILES & UNFINISHED BUSINESS: HALL OF FAME: FILE #0061: ZAZIE DANS LE METRO (1960)

Directed By: Louis Malle 
Written By: Louis Malle & Jean-Paul Rappeneau 
Based on the Novel By: Raymond Queneau 
Cinematography: Henry Raichi 
Editor: Kenout Peltier 


Cast: Catherine Demongeot, Phillipe Noiret, Hubert Dechamps, Carla Marlier, Annie Fratellini 

With her mother away for the weekend, a brash and precocious ten-year-old country-girl sets out to explore Paris during a Métro strike, under her uncle's not-so-watchful eye. Can a little girl cause so much chaos in the heart of the city?

JEFF OF THE CINEFILES & UNFINISHED BUSINESS: HALL OF FAME: FILE #0060: ATLANTIC CITY (1980)

Directed By: Louis Malle 
Written By: John Guare 
Cinematography By: Richard Ciupka 
Editor: Suzanne Baron 

Cast: Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon, Kate Reid, Michel Piccoli, Robert Joy, Mary Alice, Robert Goulet, Wallace Shawn, Hollis McLaren 


Dreams. Becoming an Atlantic City croupier will help Sally realize her dream of going to Monte Carlo, a symbol of the glamorous life that has been evading her since escaping from Saskatchewan a decade ago. Lou dreams that he was a great mobster in the old days. Grace came to Atlantic City for a Betty Grable look-alike contest and stayed to become the wife of a mobster. A brief visit to Atlantic City by Sally's estranged husband will change the course of the lives of Sally and Lou.

ELEVATOR TO THE GALLOWS (1958)

Directed By: Louis Malle 
Written By: Louis Malle & Roger Nimier 
Based On the Novel By: Noel Calef 
Cinematography By: Henri Decae 
Editor: Leonide Azar 
Original Music By: Miles Davis 


Cast: Maurice Ronet, Jeanne Moreau, Georges Poujouly, Yori Bertin