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THE FIRE WITHIN

Le feu follet

Directed by Louis Malle
France, 1963
Drama
  • 108108 minutes

Synopsis

Writer Alain Leroy is having a course of treatment in a private hospital because of his problem with alcohol. After deciding to end his life, he leaves the hospital and spends the next twenty-four hours visiting his friends in Paris one last time. Will he find a reason to continue living?

Synopsis

Writer Alain Leroy is having a course of treatment in a private hospital because of his problem with alcohol. After deciding to end his life, he leaves the hospital and spends the next twenty-four hours visiting his friends in Paris one last time. Will he find a reason to continue living?