Lift to the Scaffold (Louis Malle)

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Lift to the Scaffold Blu-ray



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https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=13198

British distributors Artificial Eye will release on Blu-ray Louis Malle's noir masterpiece classic film Elevator to the Gallows a.k.a Lift to the Scaffold (1958), starring Jeanne Moreau, Maurice Ronet, Georges Poujouly, Yori Bertin, and Jean Wall. The release will be available for purchase on April 28th.

A black comedy/thriller where a crime of passion goes horribly wrong as the killer gets trapped in a lift.His lover, Jeanne Moreau, the victim's wife, is out searching for him in Paris. Meanwhile a young hood and his girl steal the killer's car and he unwittingly gets involved in another crime. This was Louis Malle's first film as director and it partly set the tone for the 'new wave' to come. Notable for its famous jazz score, improvised in one night by Miles Davis while the film was being projected. (Distributed in the United Kingdom as Lift to the Scaffold).

The recently restored classic film is now also back in UK cinemas, courtesy of BFI.

Note: In the United States, Elevator to the Gallows is currently available on DVD, courtesy of The Criterion Collection.

ALSO AVAILABLE IN BLU-RAY AUDIO

Ascenseur pour L'echafaud By Miles Davis^^♪. - YouTube

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