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"Enchanting." That word came up often among the people who dealt with French Actress Jeanne Moreau for this week's cover story. It was the reaction first of Paris Correspondent Barry Farrell, who began the interview in the South of France and then went to Mexico, where Moreau & Co...
THE FIRE WITHIN. France's Louis Malle (The Lovers) studies a world-weary gigolo (Maurice Ronet) who pours out the heeltap of his charm and drinks a final toast to death.
THE FIRE WITHIN. A morbidly fascinating drama, directed by France's Louis (The Lovers) Malle, climaxes in the suicide of a charming, alcoholic gigolo (Maurice Ronet).
Suicide in closeup is not something every moviegoer will want to see. But for those susceptible to such morbid fascinations, The Fire will burn with infernal allure. It will also be cheered by connoisseurs of cinema as a redoubt able tour de technique, the most considerable accomplishment of France'...
As the played-out playboy, Ronet is supremely Malleable. He looks like a Gallic Tony Curtis and pours out the heeltap of his charm like stale champagne. Malle himself must be credited with clever cutting and a well-told tale, but unfortunately he too often vaults from fiction to philosophy...