In his mesmerizing debut feature, twenty-four-year-old director Louis Malle brought together the beauty of Jeanne Moreau, the camerawork of Henri Decaë, and a now legendary score by Miles Davis. A touchstone of the careers of both its star and director, Ascenseur pour L’Echafaud [Elevator to the Gallows] is a richly atmospheric thriller of murder and [...]

Fate?
I tipped the steward 5$ to seat you here if you should come in.
Is that a proposition?
I never discuss love on an empty stomach.
You’ve already eaten.
But you haven’t.
Don’t you think it’s time we were introduced?
I’m Eve Kendall. I’m 26 and unmarried . now you know everthing

het gebruik van de kleuren, het haar van Cary Grant, [...]