Review of Lacombe, Lucien (1974) by Elliott F — 11 Jun 2007
Like Horn, the French Jew who is only surviving World War II by serving the corrupt French arm of the gestapo, you can't quite bring yourself to hate Lucien Lacombe. When he helps the Nazis, he's not immoral-he's amoral.
Lucien just doesn't get it when he murders his countrymen at the behest of the invaders; he doesn't quite know how to react when he falls in love with Horn's daughter, either. Louis Malle, the director, tried admirably hard to make this an objective film - which it's not - and, because of the open-mindedness of that technique, the audience doesn't know what to feel, either.
The movie may seem troubling and overly ponderous to some, but I never felt disengaged or apathetic once.
This review of Lacombe, Lucien (1974) was written by Elliott F on 11 Jun 2007.
Lacombe, Lucien has generally received very positive reviews.
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