The Fire Within

Name: The Fire Within
Director: Louis Malle
Released: 1963
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Maurice Ronet, Léna Skerla, Yvonne Clech, Hubert Deschamps, Jean-Paul Moulinot

1963 · 108 MIN · IMDB 7.8 · 10,970 VOTES · DIR. Louis Malle

Overview

Although his alcoholism has been treated, Alain still feels he is deeply unwell and does not feel he can leave the detoxification clinic once and for all. His wife, living in New York, continues to pay for his treatment, but no longer contacts him directly. He intends to commit suicide, but first takes a ride to Paris to catch up with old friends.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,014 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:03 THE FIRE WITHIN

00:07:24 Then again...

00:11:23 Lydia...

00:15:18 Nonsense! St. Thomas separated philosophy from theology.

00:18:38 You're not being sensible.

00:29:24 Dorothy knows I'll never make it.

00:32:23 Get some rest.

00:37:10 Sure, more like that.

00:41:58 I only look it.

00:46:25 What time did you get in?

00:49:17 Are you nuts?

00:52:31 Why not there?

00:55:12 but what those passions produce.

00:57:59 You miss your youth as if you'd lived it to the fullest.

01:01:05 Let me look at you.

01:05:11 She got herself killed. It was last year in a car accident.

01:08:27 He may be unhappy, but he won't kill himself.

01:15:08 See that face?

01:21:23 An old friend of Cyrille's, and an old flame of mine.

01:24:31 François Mignac, a model Parisian.

01:27:35 Cyrille...

01:30:42 I'm incapable of wanting.

01:33:53 Let's lunch tomorrow and we'll talk.

01:41:10 We're expecting you without fail. Don't be late.

Cast & Characters

Maurice Ronet Alain Leroy Léna Skerla Lydia Yvonne Clech Mademoiselle Farnoux Hubert Deschamps D'Averseau Jean-Paul Moulinot Dr. La Barbinais Mona Dol Madame La Barbinais Pierre Moncorbier Moraine René Dupuy Charlie Bernard Tiphaine Milou Bernard Noël Dubourg

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,014

Dialogue density9.4 lines / min

First line00:01:03

Final line01:41:10

Production Record

DirectorLouis Malle

LanguageFrench

IMDb votes10,970