Elevator to the Gallows | New Orleans
Film, Outdoor Film Series
Elevator to the Gallows © Janus Films
Alliance Française of New Orleans
1519 Jackson Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70130
Saturday, September 26, 2026 | 7:30 pm
September 4 | Alliance Française of New Orleans
Elevator to the Gallows
Directed by Louis Malle
Distributed by Janus Films
Starring Jeanne Moreau, Maurice Ronet, Georges Poujouly
1958, 1h31, France
Femme fatale Florence Carala and her lover Julien devise a plan to murder her wealthy husband and stage it as a suicide. But when Julien becomes trapped in an elevator, their perfect crime begins to unravel, setting off a tense night of chance encounters, mistaken identities, and fatal consequences across Paris. Louis Malle’s striking feature debut is a masterful film noir, elevated by a legendary improvised jazz score by Miles Davis.
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