The Fire Within
Summary: Depressed Alain Leroy leaves the clinic where he was detoxified. He meets friends, acquaintances and women, trying to find a reason to continue living. Will this help him?
Release Date: October 07, 1966
Genre: Drama
Director:
Louis Malle
Runtime: 1 h 48 min
MPAA: Not Rated
Production: Nouvelles Éditions de Films (NEF)
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1960saddictionagingalcoholicalcoholismanxietybased on novelbegins with narrationbusinesswomancashing checkchesscowardicedeath of protagonistdelivery vandepressiondespairdespondencydinner partydisappointmentdisillusionmentdoctordoctor patient relationshipdrinkdrinkingdrunkennessegyptologyemptinessends with deathexistentialismextramarital affairfeeling oldformer friendfrancefrenchfrench new wavefutilitygunimpotencelast dayslast hours of lifeliterary adaptationliterary narrationlost youthlovelessnessmarried manmeaninglessnessmidlife crisisnouvelle vagueold friendpainparis francephotographpiano scorepistolreference to erik satiereference to pierre drieu la rochellerehabrehab clinicrehab patientself pitysixth arrondissement of parissuicidalsuicidal thoughtssuicidesuicide by gunshotsuicide contemplationtearing up a diarythree word titletimeframe 1960stitle same as bookversaillesvisiting friendwanderingwandering the streetswomanizer
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