# Lacombe, Lucien (1974)

> An opaque eighteen-year-old drifts into collaboration with the German police as wartime loyalties, desire, and conscience collide in occupied France.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/37873

## Facts

- Runtime: 138 min
- Genres: Drama, War
- Director: Louis Malle
- Cast: Pierre Blaise, Aurore Clément, Holger Löwenadler, Therese Giehse, Stéphane Bouy, Loumi Iacobesco, René Bouloc, Jean Rougerie
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071733/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: austere, dispassionate, unsettling, serious historical viewing, arthouse film night

## Synopsis

A young man caught between loyalty and survival in a war-torn France.

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