Lacombe, Lucien


Lacombe Lucien in English, Lacombe, Lucien is a 1974 French war drama film about a French teenage boy during the German occupation of France in World War II. It is based in part on director Louis Malles own experiences.

He enjoys his new power and position, but falls in love with France Horn. She is a Frenchborn Jewish girl living in seclusion with her father Albert, a tailor, and her paternal grandmother Bella, who live in fear of deportation. Forcing himself upon the girl, Lacombe becomes protective of the very people targeted by his superiors. Albert, giving up hope, surrenders himself to the Carlingue, who alert the Germans to the two other Jews. When a German soldier comes to arrest them, Lucien kills him and takes the two women to an abandoned farm.But he knows that he chose the wrong side and that his crimes will be found out. A final message on screen says that he was caught, tried and executed by the Resistance. ........

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