Now showing on MUBI UK
https://mubi.com/films/elevator-to-the-gallows
SYNOPSIS
Two lovers have planned the perfect crime. It cannot fail. But when an elevator breaks down, leaving one stranded inside, the plot begins to unravel…
OUR TAKE
Presenting one of our favorite actresses: Jeanne Moreau! Before Truffaut made her an icon in Jules and Jim, she starred in Louis Malle’s mesmerizing, richly atmospheric debut, a tight noir thriller (and early rumbling of the French New Wave) with a score by Miles Davis!