Louis Malle
The Fire Within (Le Feu Follet) (1963) Blu-ray
SKU: DAVID5140-OR
$44.95 AUD
Edition: Slipcase
Slipcase
Standard
Quantity
Available 5 November 2025
Feel the existential dread of THE FIRE WITHIN, a classic French masterpiece from Elevator to the Gallows (1958) director Louis Malle and star Maurice Ronet and Winner of the Special Jury Prize at Venice Film Festival.

Regarded as Louis Malle’s best work, THE FIRE WITHIN (LE FEU FOLLET) is a triumph of quiet style.

A penetrating, dark, yet often compassionate study of a man with one foot in the grave, and a searing commentary of modern society as Malle saw it.

Description
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Depressed Alain Leroy leaves the clinic where he was detoxified for alcoholism. He meets friends, acquaintances and women, trying to find a reason to continue living. Will this help him?

Directed by Louis Malle
Starring Hubert Deschamps, Jean-Paul Moulinot, Léna Skerla, Maurice Ronet, Yvonne Clech
Extras
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  • NEW! Audio Commentary with film critic Adrian Martin
  • NEW! Director Louis Malle on The Fire Within
  • NEW! To Leave Without Having Touched Anything: Kat Ellinger on The Fire Within
  • Trailer
  • Tech Specs
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    Disc type: Blu-ray
    No. of discs: 1
    Running time: 107
    Audio format: 2.0 Mono DTS-HD MA
    Format: 1080P
    Colour: Black & White
    Languages: French
    Aspect ratio: 16:9
    Image ratio: 1.66:1
    Subtitles: English
    Year of Production: 1963
    Release Date: 05 November 2025

    Maurice Ronet as Alain Leroy:

    “It's a single feeling of constant anxiety”
    The Fire Within (Le Feu Follet) (1963) Blu-ray
    $44.95 AUD