Lacombe, Lucien

Plot

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.

About Lacombe, Lucien

Lacombe, Lucien (French pronunciation: [lakɔ̃b lysjɛ̃]) is a 1974 French war drama film by Louis Malle about a French teenage boy during the German occupation of France in World War II. It received an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, a Golden Globe nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, and a U.S. National Board of Review award as one of the Top Five International Films of the year.

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