In Louis Malle's lauded drama, Lucien Lacombe is a young man living in rural France during World War II who seeks to join the French Resistance. When he is rejected due to his youth, the resentful Lucien allies himself with the Nazis and joins the Gallic arm of their Gestapo. Lucien grows to enjoy the power that comes with his position, but his life is complicated when he falls for France Horn, a beautiful young Jewish woman.
Lacombe, Lucien has generally received very positive reviews.
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Lacombe, Lucien was released in 1974 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 51 reviews, giving Lacombe, Lucien (1974) an average rating of 77%.
Overall, film critics marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 90%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 83%.
With a score of 77%, Lacombe, Lucien is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1974, which stands at 60%.
Other movies from 1974 with similar scores include films like Blazing Saddles and Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia.
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