Elevator to the Gallows

…film, Ascenseur pour l’échafaud (1958; Elevator to the Gallows), was a psychological thriller. His second, Les Amants (1958; The Lovers), was a commercial success and established Malle and its star, Jeanne Moreau, in the film industry. The film’s lyrical love scenes, tracked with exquisite timing, exhibit Malle’s typically bold and…